Thursday, March 27, 2008
Railroad Crossing Work Continues In Eastern Kentucky.
Work at the main crossing from Mossy Bottom to Broadbottom will continue. John Fortune, Appalachian Division Roadmaster, said that some unforeseen problems at this crossing means that it will be “rocked in” for this weekend and not blacktopped until next week.
All crossings will be closed from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. in Pike County .
In Floyd County , Roadmaster Jay Rutherford said that work will begin Wednesday, April 2, on all crossings from the west end of Martin to Allen. Work in Floyd County involves 11 crossings, three of them public and the rest private. Track crews in Floyd County will work from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day Wednesday through Friday. Rutherford said the three public crossings include one at the golf course at Stumbo Park , one on County Road 1070, and one near the CSX office in Martin. “We are working with school transportation officials to make sure that children are transported safely across the tracks while they are closed. We will make sure that children are escorted and work is halted while students are crossing the tracks,” Rutherford said.
He and Fortune both thanked the residents of Pike and Floyd counties for their cooperation and patience. “People have been great,” Fortune said. “This work causes temporary inconvenience, and we try to make it as ‘temporary’ as possible. We just want to thank everyone for being so understanding.”
The track and crossing work are part of a 57-mile refurbishing project in Pike and Floyd counties that involves 98 crossings and 25,000 railroad ties. Work began March 10 and is expected to last at least a month, with the track crew working Monday through Thursday, four-day weeks, for sometimes as long as 16 hours a day. Highway District 12 maintenance workers, Pike and Floyd county road department workers, and street crews from Pikeville have assisted in traffic control at crossing in their respective areas.
All crossings will be closed from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. in Pike County .
In Floyd County , Roadmaster Jay Rutherford said that work will begin Wednesday, April 2, on all crossings from the west end of Martin to Allen. Work in Floyd County involves 11 crossings, three of them public and the rest private. Track crews in Floyd County will work from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day Wednesday through Friday. Rutherford said the three public crossings include one at the golf course at Stumbo Park , one on County Road 1070, and one near the CSX office in Martin. “We are working with school transportation officials to make sure that children are transported safely across the tracks while they are closed. We will make sure that children are escorted and work is halted while students are crossing the tracks,” Rutherford said.
He and Fortune both thanked the residents of Pike and Floyd counties for their cooperation and patience. “People have been great,” Fortune said. “This work causes temporary inconvenience, and we try to make it as ‘temporary’ as possible. We just want to thank everyone for being so understanding.”
The track and crossing work are part of a 57-mile refurbishing project in Pike and Floyd counties that involves 98 crossings and 25,000 railroad ties. Work began March 10 and is expected to last at least a month, with the track crew working Monday through Thursday, four-day weeks, for sometimes as long as 16 hours a day. Highway District 12 maintenance workers, Pike and Floyd county road department workers, and street crews from Pikeville have assisted in traffic control at crossing in their respective areas.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 12:32 AM 
