The Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners passed a resolution Wednesday calling on the Kansas Department of Transportation to investigate a railroad crossing near Maize. Three tracks run across 135th between 53rd and 61st street in Northwest Sedgwick County. The resolution calls on KDOT to look into what “necessary warning devices” would make the area safer. “We want the state to become involved in this and put some kind of protection for our citizens,” David Dennis, chairman of the commissioners, said. This comes after a fatal accident at the crossing last fall. A train hit and killed a woman in her van while she was trying to cross the train tracks.
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