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News Release Greenville to Hold Public Meetings on GREENVILLE — The city of Greenville and the N.C. Department of Transportation will hold public meetings on Feb. 12 and 13, to provide information and obtain public comment on plans to improve a number of railroad crossings throughout the city. The meetings will be held each night from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Sheppard Memorial Library, located at 530 S. Evans St., Greenville. The meetings are part of a comprehensive public outreach process being conducted jointly by the city and NCDOT’s Rail Division. NCDOT contracted consultant STV/Ralph Whitehead Associates to conduct a traffic separation study, which evaluates the volume of train traffic and vehicle traffic patterns through Greenville. The study recommended improvements for some crossings and closure for others. Since then, NCDOT and the city of Greenville have continued to work together to explore those recommendations and identify the best opportunities to improve rail safety throughout the city. As part of its comprehensive statewide program, NCDOT is working with communities such as Greenville to reduce the potential for train-vehicle collisions. Detailed engineering evaluations have been conducted and recommended rail crossing improvements have been implemented, including upgrading existing or adding new flashing lights and gates, relocating existing crossings, adding bridges or underpasses for pedestrians and vehicles or, in some cases, closing the crossing. These upgrades result in improved safety of motorists, pedestrians, rail passengers and train crews. For more information, contact Nancy Horne, PE at (919) 733-3686, via e-mail at nhorne@dot.state.nc.us or via fax at (919) 715-8804. Citizens may also write, referencing Transportation Improvement Program project number P-3309, to: Nancy Horne, PE ***NCDOT*** Contact:
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