The City of Danville is working to finalize steps to allow safety improvements at a railroad crossing where a boy was struck and killed by a train two years ago. Danville Public Works Director Carl Carpenter told members of the City Council’s Public Works Committee Tuesday evening that there is still pending litigation involving the death of the 13-year-old at the Griffin Street CSX crossing.
Carpenter says there is no need for a ‘quiet zone’ there. A quiet zone is areas where trains are not required to sound their horn as they approach a crossing. And Carpenter added plans include not only gates for motorists, but also arms across sidewalks. He said some curb and sidewalk work in the area will cost the city roughly $200,000.
The location is near Garfield Park. The City Council approved safety improvements at the crossing shortly after the tragedy occurred in 2017.
