By Chris Lundstrom, publisher/editor
The railroad crossing on Hwy. 172 in Ganado will finally get repaired and it is none too soon for the mayor and police chief.
The crossing is on the busiest street which goes through the center of town. According to Mayor Clinton Tegeler, the crossing has been a problem since Kansas City Southern installed it in 2009.
“It was never installed correctly,” Tegeler said. “Right after they [KCS] installed it they told us once it was in they wouldn’t have to do anything to it for 30 years.”
The concrete pads that line the tracks quickly deteriorated after the crossing was installed. KCS used wooden pads to replace the concrete, as evidenced by the discarded pieces that lay alongside the tracks.
Ganado Police Chief Rodney Roberson shares Tegeler’s concerns.
“The tracks are not stable. They just bounce when traffic goes over them,” he said.
