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ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS PERTAINING TO CLOSING CARAWAY ROAD AT THE RAILROAD CROSSING INTERSECTING CARAWAY ROAD REPLACING SUCH AT-GRADE RAILROAD CROSSING WITH AN ABOVE-GROUND RAILROAD CROSSING STRUCTURE
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WHEREAS, the City Council of Jonesboro, Arkansas, has considered modifications to the existing at-grade railroad crossing of Caraway Road with the Union Pacific Railroad by eliminating such at-grade railroad crossing and replacing it with an above-grade railroad crossing structure and the impact the elimination of such at-grade railroad crossing will have upon the safety of pedestrian and automobile traffic by its citizens and has reached the following conclusions:
1. The benefits of eliminating unnecessary at-grade railroad crossings include:
a. Fewer intersections at which collisions between motor vehicles and trains occur; and
b. Redirection of limited resources to the remaining at-grade railroad crossings which have the greatest public necessity;
2. The elimination of the existing ay-grade railroad crossing at Caraway Road and replacing it with an above-grade railroad crossing structure would accommodate transportation and safety for the citizens of the City;
3. Such modifications of the existing at-grade railroad crossing at Caraway Road would improve traffic flow and safety, and would cause improved development of commerce within the City; and
4. Such modifications of the existing at-grade railroad crossing at Caraway Road would be in the best interest of and would improve the safety and welfare of citizens and traffic within the city.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDANIED that the Mayor of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, should be, and hereby is, authorized to negotiate for and to enter into on behalf of the City such agreements as the Mayor deems necessary or appropriate to accomplish the elimination of the existing at 0-grade railroad crossing at the intersection of Caraway Road and the Union Pacific Railroad right-of...
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