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Board authorizes action to compel Union Pacific railroad to fix County Highway F crossing
Summary
Marquette County approved Resolution 23‑20‑26 directing the highway commissioner to request that Union Pacific repair or improve the County Highway F crossing and to petition the commissioner of railroads if Union Pacific does not act within 30 days; board discussion noted the crossing dip exceeded a 3‑inch legal threshold.
Resolution 23‑20‑26 instructs the highway commissioner to serve the resolution on Union Pacific Railroad and request repair, paving or improvement to the crossing on County Highway F; if Union Pacific does not act within 30 days, the county will petition the office of the commissioner of railroads to compel action.
A board member asked what prompted the resolution; a highway commission representative explained that the railroad owns the crossing and county responsibility is limited, but "the dip in the road is greater than 3 inches, which is the threshold...in order for us to demand that they fix it," a member said, noting the condition met the statutory standard for further action. The motion to approve the resolution was moved, seconded and carried.
