COLUMBUS, Ind. — Bartholomew County is planning improvements to five railroad crossings, adding cross arms and flashing lights to reduce vehicle-train collisions.
All were chosen because each carries more than 400 vehicles a day, meaning they have the highest traffic volumes among rural railroad crossings.
The crossings are:
- County Road 800N, about a mile east of West Presidential Way near the Indiana Premium Outlet Mall.
- County Road 650N, near Depot Street in Taylorsville
- County Road 550N, just east of U.S. 31
- Spears Street, in the Bartholomew County Fairgrounds area.
- County Road 950S (Jackson Street) at the Jonesville town limits
After voting in favor of approving the arrangement, Bartholomew County commissioner Tony London gave a sigh of relief.
“I am thrilled to see all of this upgrading going on,” London said. “The railroad crossings are long overdue in Bartholomew County in my opinion.”
