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Hearing Due on Ponca City Rail Crossing Removal Plan

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Corporation Commission will conduct a hearing on Monday, Sept. 13, to consider an agreement between the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and the City of Ponca City to close a rail crossing on Waverly Street by removing track that crosses the street.

The rails and surface crossing materials are part of an inactive spur track. The rest of the spur track will be left in place, and the BNSF could petition the commission for approval to reinstall track across Waverly Street in the future if the spur track needs to be reactivated.

Ponca City will pay for the track removal project, including reimbursement to the railroad for its costs for removing motorist warning signals.

The hearing to consider approval of the agreement will be at 9 a.m. (Monday, Sept. 13) in Courtroom B, Jim Thorpe Bldg., 2101 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City.

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