Working on the railroad: Fayetteville and Springdale plan to make crossings safer using federal grant money

Grant to aid NWA safety design work

The railroad crossing at Jocelyn Lane near Gregg Avenue is seen Friday in Fayetteville. Fayetteville, Springdale and the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad teamed up to apply for a federal Railroad Crossing Elimination grant to design and plan several safety improvements and some closings of railroad crossings in the two cities. Visit nwaonline.com/photo for today's photo gallery.

(NWA Democrat-Gazette/J.T. Wampler)
The railroad crossing at Jocelyn Lane near Gregg Avenue is seen Friday in Fayetteville. Fayetteville, Springdale and the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad teamed up to apply for a federal Railroad Crossing Elimination grant to design and plan several safety improvements and some closings of railroad crossings in the two cities. Visit nwaonline.com/photo for today's photo gallery. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/J.T. Wampler)


Railroad crossings in Fayetteville and Springdale should get a little safer, thanks to a federal grant.

The two cities, along with the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad, teamed up to apply for a federal Railroad Crossing Elimination grant.

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