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7/20/2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) last week approved construction authorization for Norfolk Southern Railway, CSX and the Indiana & Ohio Railway to make safety improvements at grade crossings in Ashland, Auglaize, Morrow and Stark counties.
NS will install lights and gates at the Township Road 1037 crossing in Ashland County by April 15, 2021; and modify and upgrade active warning devices at the Township Road 18/Gaskill Road crossing in Stark County by July 15, 2021.
CSX will upgrade lights and gates and install new crossing surfaces at the Cabintown Road and Hunt Road crossings in Morrow County by April 15, 2021.
Indiana & Ohio will install lights, gates and a new crossing surface at the Middle Pike/County Road 150 crossing in Auglaize County by April 15, 2021.
Federal funding will be provided for the projects, PUCO officials said in a press release. The commission is responsible for evaluating Ohio's public crossings to determine the need for installing active warning devices.