CORNELIA – Drivers who routinely travel through downtown Cornelia should take note that beginning Tuesday, the railroad crossing will be closed for repairs.
A contractor for Norfolk Southern will be working on the rail crossing on South Main Street beginning July 5 and lasting for up to four days, a sign in place at the crossing reports.
City Manager Donald Anderson said he is confident local drivers will be happy the bumpy crossing is getting replaced.
Traffic will be detoured to either the railroad crossing on Rosa Parks/First Street or the underpass on Wells Street.
Drivers who routinely travel through downtown Cornelia can expect a detour at the railroad crossing beginning Tuesday, July 5.
Local drivers who routinely travel through downtown Cornelia are used to having to wait for long freight trains to clear the downtown crossing. This week, beginning Tuesday, that crossing will be closed for repairs by a Norfolk Southern contractor.
The downtown Cornelia railroad crossing on South Main Street will be closed for repairs beginning Tuesday, July 5, and possibly lasting all week.
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