Comment EI-32579
Received or sent (printed as 10/14/2022)
Crossing RRX DOT #375779U in Ottumwa, IA has been a huge problem for the motorists and businesses for many years and it’s about to get much bigger with the merger of CP & KCS. As concerned citizens and business owners we have been working with local leaders for a solution. The only long term sustainable and viable solution we can agree on is an overpass. The upcoming merger will will connect railways coast to coast in Canada with the southern parts of Mexico. Ottumwa RR track is on the main artery connecting these lines. It is not uncommon for trains to block this crossing for 30-45 minutes. There is an average of 4.2 trains per day this is expected to increase to 18.4 trains per day with the merger. If the RR could reduce the delays to 15 minutes average x 18.4 trains = 4.6 hours per day the crossing will be blocked. Emergency vehicles will be delayed also. We will not be able to function with this situation.
Submitted by: Trisha Rea · Ottumwa, IA
The Board publishes this comment in its environmental-comment table for this proceeding. It is quoted here as printed; nothing is inferred from it, and it states the commenter's own position in their own words, not this record's.
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