NCDOT performs work on five crossings

The N.C. Department of Transportation's Rail Division has made safety improvements at railroad crossings in the Iredell County town of Mooresville, the Buncombe County city of Canton, the Jackson County community of Balsam, the Stanly County city of Albemarle and the Randolph County city of Archdale. Mooresville: NCDOT revised crossing signals and installed gates at the intersection of Williams Street and the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks. This $245,796 improvement project was paid for with 90 percent federal funding and 10 percent funding from Mooresville. Maintenance for the project will be divided equally between Mooresville and Norfolk Southern Railroad. Buncombe: NCDOT installed crossing signals and gates at the intersection of Old Wilson Road and the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks. This $248,699 improvement project was paid for with 90 percent federal funding and 10 percent state funding. Maintenance for the project will be divided equally between the state and Norfolk Southern Railroad. Balsam: NCDOT installed crossing signals and gates at the intersection of Old Balsam Depot and the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks. This $247,643 improvement project was paid for with 90 percent federal funding and 10 percent state funding. Maintenance for the project will be divided equally between the state and Norfolk Southern Railroad. Albemarle: NCDOT revised crossing signals and installed gates at the intersection of Mountain View Church Road and the Winston Salem Southbound Railroad tracks. This $198,590 improvement project was paid for with 90 percent federal funding and 10 percent state funding. Maintenance for the project will be divided equally between the state and the Winston Salem Southbound Railway Company. Archdale: NCDOT installed crossing signals and gates at the intersection of Johnson Street and the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks. This $211,380 improvement project was paid for with 90 percent federal funding and 10 percent state funding. Maintenance for the project will be divided equally between the N.C. Department of Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railroad. All five projects are a part of a comprehensive statewide NCDOT program to enhance highway safety by adding or improving signals and gates at public railroad crossings. Automatic warning devices are now in place at more than 2,400 of North Carolina's over 4,100 public at-grade crossings