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All aboard! Brunner Road railway crossing project funded

by CAROLYN BOSTICK
Staff Writer | January 18, 2025 1:05 AM

A major safety upgrade is coming to Brunner Road, thanks to a $14.5 million federal grant that will eliminate a dangerous railway crossing by building an overpass and roundabout.

Lakes Highway District won the funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration to tackle the rural crossing, where trains frequently intersect with local traffic. The project will raise Brunner Road by nearly 24 feet to pass safely over the BNSF Railway tracks.

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