THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE DOWNTOWN SIOUX CITY QUIET ZONE COVERING RAILROAD CROSSINGS AT JACKSON, VIRGINIA, COURT AND IOWA STREETS WILL GO INTO EFFECT AT MIDNIGHT ON JANUARY 30TH.
ONCE ACTIVE, TRAINS WILL NO LONGER ROUTINELY SOUND THEIR HORNS AT THOSE CROSSINGS, IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR NEARBY RESIDENTS, WORKERS, AND BUSINESSES.
THE CITY COMPLETED UPGRADES AT EACH CROSSING, INCLUDING NEW MEDIANS, SIGNAGE, UPDATED RAIL SIGNALS, ENHANCED GATE SYSTEMS AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS.
NEW “NO TRAIN HORN” SIGNS WILL BE INSTALLED AND COVERED UNTIL THE QUIET ZONE BECOMES ACTIVE ON JANUARY 30.
THE FIRST PHASE OF THE QUIET ZONE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2010 AND INCLUDES THE WESTERN DOWNTOWN RAIL CROSSINGS AT PEARL, PIERCE AND NEBRASKA STREETS.
TRAIN HORNS MAY STILL BE USED IN EMERGENCIES OR WHEN REQUIRED BY RAILROAD OR FEDERAL RULES, AND LOCOMOTIVE BELLS WILL CONTINUE TO SOUND AT CROSSINGS.
