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! <br /> � <br /> �OE. f c9'� <br /> c <br /> u oe <br /> %[lINO�`' <br /> December 8, 1997 <br /> PUBLIC WORKS MEMORANDUM <br /> NO. 97 - 405 <br /> MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> FROM: James L. Williams, Jr., City Manager <br /> Bruce A. McNabb, Director of Public Works ��� <br /> Matthew C. Newell, Traffic Engineer��-� <br /> SUBJECT: Agreement with the State of Illinois Covering the Installation <br /> of Railroad Caution Signs at Railroad Grade Crossings <br /> Near City Street Intersections with State Highways <br /> An item on the agenda for the December 15, 1997, City Council meeting is an Agreement <br /> between the City of Decatur and the State of Illinois covering the installation of railroad <br /> caution signs at various (listed in the agreement) railroad gade crossings in the City. The <br /> proposed signage is a result of investigations brought on by the Fox River Grove train / bus <br /> accident that occurred in the Chicago area in October of 1995. Since that accident, reviews were <br /> made of all intersections involving railroad grade crossings throughout the country. In the <br /> absence of Federal requirements, the State of Illinois has determined that the signs proposed in <br /> this Agreement will assist vehicle operators in gauging the storage space available between an <br /> intersection and a railroad grade crossing. <br /> The City has no cost obligation with this Agreement other than the ongoing maintenance of <br /> the installed signs which should be negligible. <br /> Staff will be present to answer any questions the Council may have. <br /> attach: 1 <br />