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LoTrak is a project designed by LoTrak is a multi- s Q automobile and pedes- tracks to the west side of College
the State Department of Highways participant,$39 S trian accidents at the Station.LoTrak is the most feasible
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and Public Transportation.It will million dollar �P� ti crossings along answer to this problem.
eliminate conflicts between project.College Wellborn Road.
automobiles,pedestrians and trains Station's$3 million Many times In addition to safety,LoTrak will
along Wellborn Road through the portion will I emergency completely alter the look of
Texas AM campus.Beginning near purchase services have Wellborn Road through College
Southwest Parkway,existing train right-of-way to wait as Station.The lowered railroad track
tracks will be gradually lowered and utility passing trains will be in the median of a new
until they are 25 feet below grade. relocations for 4i 1p block divided highway.The facility willPedestrian and automobile traffic the expansion of crossroads.The allow cars and pedestrians to pass
will move safely above any train Wellborn Road south of • two cities,Texas A&M, safely and quickly to their
traffic.Once through the AM George Bush Drive. ON RED the highway department, destinations.Noise pollution will
campus and into Bryan,the tracks SIGNALBrazos County,and the also be reduced.Citizens will
will gradually rise back up to The goals of LoTrak are railroads have been benefit from the overpasses at
ground level. simple: safety;more efficient studying alternatives that would George Bush Drive,University
transportation along Wellborn - provide more efficient Drive and Holleman,as well as
Road;aesthetics enhancement. transportation for years, those constructed along
There have been several - including moving the railroad university property.
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