Politics & Government

Public Meeting Planned to Discuss Railway Issue

The village of Barrington will hold a meeting to discuss the grade separation project at Route 14 and the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railway.

The community is invited to a public meeting this week to discuss the grade separation project at Route 14 and the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railway (EJ&E). 

Engineers are working on a plan to build a road underpass where Route 14 meets the railway to mitigate traffic concerns due to increased freight train traffic. 

The meeting is slated to take place Wednesday, May 2 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the multi-purpose room at . 

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The meeting was called for the public to be informed of recent data gathered regarding the railway, and aspects that should be considered during the engineering process. 

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