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City to pursue roughly $40,000 detection-and-warning system after repeated over-height strikes at Main Street railroad bridge
Summary
After staff presented options to reduce over-height collisions at the 11-foot-4-inch Main Street railroad bridge, the Mayor and Board Commissioners supported moving forward with a roughly $40,000 center-mounted detection and warning system and additional signage; Union Pacific declined to place equipment on the bridge or contribute financially.
Mike Williams, Tech Services supervisor, briefed the Mayor and Board Commissioners on repeated collisions at the low-clearance Main Street railroad bridge and proposed a center-mounted camera/detection warning system as the next step.
Mike said the bridge averages about six strikes per year, based on 83 recorded hits from 2010 through 2023, and staff have tried several mitigations over time. "It gets hit approximately 6 times per year," Mike said. He outlined options and costs: an over-the-road mast arm and curtain system (about $85,000),…
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