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Council discusses repeated incidents of drivers turning onto railroad tracks at Highway 120; staff to pursue striping and coordination with Caltrans and BNSF

2138544 · January 22, 2025
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Summary

Council members, the police chief and staff discussed recurring incidents of drivers mistaking a concrete railroad crossing for the roadway on Highway 120 near a gas station and explored options including new striping and coordination with Caltrans, FHWA and BNSF.

Council members and city staff discussed several recent incidents in which motorists eastbound on Highway 120 turned onto a concrete extension of railroad tracks near a gas station and became stranded or drove on the tracks.

A council member said he had personally witnessed vehicles turn onto the tracks behind the Exxon station and reported multiple similar incidents.…

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