Railroad to close local roads for track and panel work in July; Greenwood board approves closures subject to detour review

The Greenwood Board of Works and Safety on April 20 approved railroad requests to close sections of Worstville and Horseville roads to allow crossing repairs and a panel replacement; the board’s approval was conditional on final engineering review of detour plans.

Anthony Richie, representing the railroad, told the board the crew plans to redo a crossing and change a panel; the transcript records an initial scheduling reference to May dates that was corrected to July 21–23 for Worstville (the railroad said the work would take two days on site with an overnight return). Richie described techniques to reduce the rough ride at approaches — using a concrete center with two-ply asphalt outside to smooth transitions — but emphasized the railroad’s limited authority over roadway approaches and median concrete installations, which were attributed to INDOT.

Council members and railroad representatives discussed traffic impacts and liability. The railroad said it had informed Legacy and is coordinating with an INDOT contact named Mark St. John to address approach conditions. The board approved road closures "as presented" with the caveat that Greenwood’s engineering department finalize detour routing and that the railroad work with city staff on possible approach improvements.

The transcript records the board’s conditional approval on a motion and second; specific mover/second names and a roll-call tally were not recorded in the public transcript excerpts. The railroad was asked to keep city staff informed and to include city contacts on scheduling emails so staff could review safety plans and detour details before the closure dates.