Friday, July 10, 2015

Jason Hackett, NBC5/WPTV: Lake Worth drivers concerned about 6th Ave S Tri-Rail crossing

Click here for the video. Here is an excerpt from the text of the news segment:
     Drivers in Lake Worth are raising concerns over the signals at a busy railroad crossing.
     Tri-Rail says its all about traffic relief and safety, but drivers say that may come at a cost.
     Jim Pickren sees it every day at the intersection of 6th Avenue south and I-95.
     "The train hits the station, the arms will come down, they stay down for a few seconds and then come back up," he says.
    When it seems all is clear, the arms will go down again.
Some things are clear: this is a serious safety issue, everyone agrees that there is a problem and no one has figured out a way to fix it. Yet. Hopefully this will get the attention of the higher-ups at Tri-Rail and solve this problem once and for all.