Work continues to replace railroad ties in east Hays

rr-tie-work — Union Pacific equipment on the rails Tuesday morning for replacing bad railroad ties.

CITY OF HAYS

The Union Pacific Railroad will have two tie crews coming in to replace ties on the railroad.

One crew began work Fri., Dec. 3, at the Ash Street Railroad Crossing and continue east and on Monday December 5th, 2016 will start at 150th Street (near Yocemento) and work east to Ash Street. This job is planned to be completed by December 8th, 2016.

They will have another crew working at the train crossings at Commerce Parkway, Main Street, Elm Street and Ash Street beginning Friday, Dec. 9.

rr-tie-work-2 — New ties are loaded on UP equipment awaiting placement.

While they are working train traffic will be shut down. This could lead to 5-10 minute delays at the crossings. They will have flaggers at the crossing when it is necessary to temporarily shut down traffic.

Train traffic and signals will operate from the time they end work each day until they start on the next.