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BOARDMAN A new traffic signal in the township is causing some concern.
Located at the intersection of Maple Avenue and Southern Boulevard, the lights were first tested Friday, but are blinking caution for motorists.
The light was added because a railroad needed a protective crossing, Marilyn Kenner, township road superintendent, said during a Boardman Township trustees special meeting Monday. There are no gates to warn motorists when trains utilize the intersection.
“The gates could not be there because of the way the road is configured,” she said. “The only way they could have protection for the railroad crossing was to install a signal,” Kenner said.
General Assembly
NIKI KELLY | The Journal Gazette
INDIANAPOLIS – Legislators are weighing whether to allow more overweight truckloads on Indiana s roads – a move opposed by police for safety reasons and the rail industry for competitive purposes.
A Senate transportation panel heard testimony on House Bill 1190 on Tuesday but didn t vote.
Rep. Jim Pressel, R-Rolling Prairie, said Indiana already allows a limited number of overweight trip permits for steel, agriculture and paper products.
This bill expands the commodities that can use overweight trucks up to 120,000 pounds and largely eliminates the cap.
Indiana law currently limits loads to 80,000 pounds without the special permit.