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Pulaski and Saline Counties, ArkansasCaraway Road Rail Realignment and Overpass Construction Safety Enhancement (Jonesboro, AR) AbstractThis joint effort among partners including the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas State University, Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department and railroad companies Union Pacific and Burlington-Northern Santa Fe will result in the relocation of two main rail lines and a passing track bringing them in closer proximity to one another. Subsequent construction of an overpass to accommodate vehicular traffic will eliminate the current dangers associated with intermodal conflicts at the at-grade crossings, and the project as a whole will have a substantial impact upon future economic development, and traffic patterns of a rapidly growing quadrant of the Jonesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area. Scale of the activity is limited to a small, but well-defined geographic area that has a substantial impact on the traffic patterns of several major thoroughfares. The entire population (more than 5 1,000) of the City of Jonesboro, along with commuter students and employees of the only four- year university in northeastern Arkansas will be most significantly affected by the proposed alterations. Previous Page |
