Construction on a rail safety project that will close two crossings in West End and equip the Lakeway Drive crossing in Seven Lakes with gate arms and upgraded signals is likely to begin in late Spring or early Summer, NC Department of Transportation [NCDOT] engineer Nancy Horne told The Times on Tuesday.
Documents assessing the environmental impact of the project have been signed by the NC Department of Environment and Natural Reources and by the Federal Highway Adminstration, which is providing funding for the $650,000 project.
Once she has those signed approvals in hand, Horne said, she can prepare the Plans, Specifications, and Estimates package and seek approval for construction funding.
NCDOT personnel are likely to handle the crossing closures in West End, while the Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway will complete the work on the Seven Lakes signals.
