State DOT Slates Second Public Hearing About Fonda Rail Crossings

ALBANY, NY (04/23/2012)(readMedia)-- The New York State Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 23, beginning at 9 a.m. in Fonda, Montgomery County, regarding a request by CSX Transportation, Inc. of Jacksonville, Fla., (Case 38491 and 38492) to discontinue and close the Broadway Street and Center Street public railroad grade crossings located in the Village of Fonda and to divert traffic to the Bridge Street (NYS Route 30A) highway overpass. This is the second hearing about this proposal.

The public hearing will be held before New York State Department of Transportation Acting Chief Administrative Law Judge Robert A. Rybak at the Montgomery County Annex Building, 20 Park Street, Room 111, Fonda, New York, 12068.

The hearing will establish a record and enable a determination as to whether the discontinuance and closure or partial closure of these two at-grade crossings are in the public interest.

CSX Transportation, Inc. on Dec. 12, 2011, requested that the two public at-grade crossings located in the Village of Fonda on Broadway Street and Center Street be discontinued and closed. The New York State Department of Transportation is proposing that the Broadway Street crossing be closed to vehicles, but remain open for pedestrians and use by vehicles in emergency situations. The Center Street crossing would be closed to all traffic. Details of the proposal, such as maintenance responsibilities, what notifications would occur in an emergency and what procedures would be followed for emergency use of the crossing, will be discussed at the hearing.

Please contact NYSDOT's Office of Proceedings (518-457-1182) if a sign language interpreter, an assistive listening system or any other accommodations will be required to facilitate participation in this hearing.

Parties planning to attend this hearing should confirm the day before the hearing that it has not been adjourned, especially in case of inclement weather, by calling the Office of Proceedings or going to the Department's website which is located at: https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/legal-services-division/hearing-notices.