| Show Enlists Increased Public Cooperation Recommendations aimed at enlisting increased public cooperation cooperation cooperation co co- operation in in railroad grade crossing safety has been outlined outlined outlined out out- lined today by Clearfield Ma Mayor May May- or Gayle L L. Starks after a joint meeting between representatives representatives representatives rep rep- of Clearfield city Union Pacific Railroad and the Utah Department of Highways THE crossing at North is now as safe sae as it can be made short of an overpass overpass overpass over over- pass the mayor said and the machinery is in motion to get the overpass as soon as possible While we are waiting Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the overpass it t is s up t to each one of us to do our utmost to make the best use of the protective devices devices' that have been installed he add add- ed MAYOR Starks said the crossing gates and predictor predictor tor circuits installed with them offer maximum protection protection protection pro pro- with a minimum of inconvenience to motorists and there is no excuse for driving around the gates when they are down This is a violation of the law and Clear Clearfield police officers of officers of of- have been instructed to issue citations whenever such violations occur I he emphasized THE MAYOR said operation of the crossing gates has peen been monitored by railroad personnel on a hour 24 a day basis bans for the past sever several l days and the gates are working working work work- ing properly An expanded educational program will be pursued to alert drivers to the dangers of railroad grade crossings and emphasize proper driving habits at crossings Union Pacific has several motion pictures available for showing at schools and to other in interested interested interested in- in groups and also has hasa a safety representative who will show them on request HIGHWAY AY Department representatives representatives representatives rep rep- have assured Clearfield city that pre construction con con- engineering will begin immediately on a grade application for the use for forthe forthe forthe the North crossing the mayor said A special application application application cation for the use of TOPICS traffic operations program to improve capacity and safety safety safety safe safe- ty Funds is being made to the Federal Highway Ad Ad- ministration If U the funds are authorized actual construction construction construction tion of the overpass could begin within six months to toa toa toa a year Otherwise the State Road Commission has programmed programmed programmed pro pro- Secondary funds for th the separation s for fiscal year ear 1974 c which begins S- S Si i in July of 1973 Mayor Starks said he was most gratified by the cooperation cooperation cooperation coop coop- he he has received to solve the crossing problem in Clearfield and now as asks asks' only that the citizens of the area do their part to help the situation |
