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Last week, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) approved the allocation of more than $15,000 from the Grade Crossing Protective Fund (GCPF) to Simpson Timber Co. to upgrade warning devices at three grade crossings in Shelton, Wash.
 
Simpson Timber will replace flashing incandescent lights mounted on cantilevers with light-emitting diode (LED) lights, upgrade power-off lights, install electronic bells and replace the cross-buck signs. Some of the upgrades — which must be completed by June 15 — are designed to improve the lights’ visibility in bad weather, according to the UTC. The crossings average about 24,000 to 1,100 vehicles and eight freight trains daily.
 
The UTC also will allocate $4,800 from the GCPF to Simpson Timber to upgrade warning signals and cross-buck signs at a crossing in Dayton. Also to be completed by June 15, the project calls for replacing incandescent lights with LED-type flashing lights, upgrading power-off lights and installing an electronic bell. The crossing averages about 1,100 vehicles and eight freight trains daily.