LECLAIRE, Iowa (KWQC) — City leaders are weighing a new traffic study that could silence train horns as trains pass through downtown LeClaire.
The plan would turn Jones and Wisconsin streets into one-way streets. City leaders said it is the cheapest and most efficient way to create the quiet zones.
Why the city is looking at the crossings
Dennis Bockenstedt, LeClaire city administrator, said the city has been looking at railroad safety improvements since the CPKC merger started about five years ago. He said the city has had studies done on all of its intersections to determine what safety improvements are needed.
Bockenstedt said the most recent discussion focused on Wisconsin Street and Jones Street downtown. He said the goal is to determine the best options for making those intersections safe, in addition to possibly getting a quiet zone…