The City of Rochelle has been notified that the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad that they will be performing railroad crossing improvements at the 1st Ave crossing immediately east of Poplar Street.
1st Ave will be closed today. The crossing will remain closed until Wednesday at 3 pm. The work is being done in advance of the Rochelle Quiet Zone project which will involve several other crossings to be announced in the near future.
The project involves 10 railroad crossings in Rochelle.
Residents and motorists are reminded to pay special attention to the advance warning signage, posted detour routes, road closed barricades and other temporary traffic control devices within the work zone.