The City of Flagstaff, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), BNSF Railway and other stakeholders are seeking interim solutions to increase safety around the railroad crossings following 10 deaths in the past two years.
The city is in the design phase of both the Downtown Mile Safety and Connectivity Project and the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Section 130 projects, but both are not scheduled to begin construction until 2026.
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The man was the fourth person hit by a train in the past three weeks in Flagstaff.
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