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Crossing Signs Erected Month After Boys Killed In Train Crash
Johnson County Officials Seek Additional Funding For Improvements
POSTED: 11:51 am EDT March 13, 2007
UPDATED: 12:59 pm EDT March 13, 2007
GREENWOOD, Ind. -- New railroad crossing warning signs went up in Johnson County Tuesday, a little more than a month after two boys were killed in a train-SUV crash.Warning signs went up on Stones Crossing Road, where Travis and Jake Findley died Feb. 3. Almost 30 signs were to be placed at other crossings in Johnson County, at a cost of about $8,000, 6News' Ben Morriston reported.
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The new signs are just a piece of the safety puzzle. Johnson County officials are seeking funding for other safety measures.Johnson County councilman John Price said officials were trying to determine how to pay for the improvements.
A public fundraising effort is under way to raise $1 million in four months in hopes of getting crossing arms installed at the Stones Creek crossing and at least three others in Johnson County.
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Previous Stories:
- March 12, 2007: 2 Killed When Train Hits Car
- February 26, 2007: Deadly Crossings: How Far Has Indiana Come?
- February 20, 2007: Bus Driver Could Be Disciplined For Train Incident
- February 4, 2007: Family Grieves Brothers Killed In Train-SUV Crash
- February 3, 2007: Brothers Killed When Train Hits SUV
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