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AS YOU KNOW, WAITING AT A
RAILROAD CROSSING CAN TAKE
QUITE AWHILE IF A TRAIN IS
PASSING THROUGH. BUT FOR
SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS-- IT'S THE
LAW TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP
BEFORE CROSSING. THIS
PARTICULAR SET OF TRACKS
HASN'T BEEN USED FOR NEARLY 30
YEARS-- IT'S ALSO JUST 100
FEET FROM ANOTHER SET OF
RAILROAD TRACKS, WHICH CAN
SLOW BUSES DOWN. SO STARTING
THIS MORNING, WORKERS WILL
BEGIN REMOVING THIS VACANT SET
OF TRACKS. YOU'RE SEEING A
MAP WHERE THE ROAD WILL BE
CLOSED. DRIVERS WON'T BE
ABLE TO USE KAUFMAN AVENUE,
WHERE IT CHANGES TO CENTRAL
AVENUE, STARTING AT 9 NINE
THIS MORNING. CREWS WILL BE
REMOVING ONE OF TWO SETS OF
TRACKS-- ALLOWING SCHOOLS
BUSES TO MAKE JUST ONE STOP,
INSTEAD OF TWO. ORIGINALLY,
FAIRBORN CITY SCHOOLS
REQUESTED A SIGN THAT WOULD
ALLOW THEM TO CROSS WITHOUT
STOPPING-- BUT ENGINEERS WERE
AFRAID BUS DRIVERS MIGHT CROSS
THE LIVE TRACKS AS WELL--
CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
IF YOU DRIVE THROUGH THIS
AREA, YOU CAN TAKE KAUFMANN
AVENUE TO POWELL AVENUE, TO
SOUTH MAPLE AVENUE-- THEN
DAYTON DRIVE BACK TO CENTRAL
AVENUE. ONE THE TRACKS ARE
REMOVED, CREWS WILL REPAVE THE
AREA. IF YOU NEED TO SEE THE
DETOUR INFORMATION, WE'VE
POSTED A LINK THE MAP ON WDTN
DOT COM, JUST CLICK WEBLINKS--
THOUGH THERE SHOULD BE SIGNS
RE-DIRECTING YOU. THE
CLOSURE IS EXPECTED TO LAST
TWO TO THREE DAYS. REPORTING
LIVE I'M BROOKE MOORE-- 2 NEWS
TODAY.