In unusually swift action to avert a potential rail catastrophe, the Georgia Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced it is redirecting low-clearance vehicles away from Statham’s newly reworked CSX railroad crossing on Jefferson Street.
Two car haulers loaded down with vehicles got stuck last week on the crossing due to its newly elevated slope. A third hauler got stuck west of Winder at the Bankhead Highway crossing, but GDOT’s action doesn’t address that location. CSX officials refused to go back and reduce the slopes.
GDOT takes safety action regarding Statham RR crossing
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Anon
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03/29/12 at 10:30 AM
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What?!? Now, this will cause the trucks to have to drive down Broad, which is the residential area, & they will be going through the school zone! The City has signs up stating NO THROUGH TRUCKS! Quite an inappropriate solution! They should be FORCED to fix the tracks instead of making the trucks go around their problems.
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above the law
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03/29/12 at 05:07 PM
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Nobody can force them to do anything. they are above the law! They are CSX
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Anonymous
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03/29/12 at 05:09 PM
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And what's so sickening is they could have just as easily done it right. Poor or no engineering and crappy workmanship
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Concerned Citizen
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03/31/12 at 04:03 PM
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I am very concerned about the safety of children and citizens should an increased number of trucks drive down Statham's Broad Street. If there are other options for rerouting trucks, these need to be seriously considered. 1) Eighth street is already a very dangerous intersection. 2) Statham has walking and biking lanes that are used by people all day long - especially children. 3) I don't think it's safe to increase the semi traffic on Broad street considering an increased number of school buses will be driving in the area soon. 4)People come to Statham to walk, run, bike, and recreate on Broad Street, bringing business and potential home owners into the area. Making Broad Street unsafe will jeopardize visitors' safety. 5)Broad Street is the location of numerous historical sites and homes. People buy and maintain homes with large front porches to enjoy the quality of life that comes with them and do not want to watch semi after semi come down Broad Street. Does anyone have any suggestions on what can be done?
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They could route them down Pleasant Hill Church
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03/31/12 at 07:21 PM
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Road. That is a main (major)street that doesn't go through a neighborhood, or past a school and is the same distance to Winder. They could take 29 to PHC to 82 or continue on to 211.
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Anon
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03/29/12 at 05:35 PM
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CSX has a notorious reputation for being uncooperative about everything. Apparently, they answer to no one. This whole RR crossing mess is a perfect example. Poor planning/engineering and now genuine lack of concern for fixing the problem. This whole situation is a major accident waiting to happen. And the "solution" for the Statham problem is the most ridiculous thing I've heard lately. What has happened to common sense? It's only a matter of time, if the trucks can even make that sharp left turn, before a child gets hit around the school! There has to be someone out there who knows who, if anyone, CSX answers to. People of Statham, rise up! Fight this!
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signs
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03/29/12 at 09:22 PM
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DOTs answer to everything. Put up more signs. The cheap and easy way out and still not addressing the problem.