DANGEROUS GRADE CROSSINGS
To be Abolished at Winslow and Norwood Stations.
The dangerous grade crossing at Winslow station, New York & New England Railroad, the scene of several accidents, is to be abolished. Surveys, tending to its abolition, are now being made by Civil Engineer Frederick Endicott of Canton, who is acting under the orders of the State Board of Railroad Commissioners.
The grade crossing of Norwood central station, a short distance below the other, is also to be abolished. It will cost about $40,000 to abolish the grade crossing at Winslow station, and some $25,000 to do away with that at Norwood central.
The railroad company is to pay 65 percent of the cast of abolition of these grade crossings and the town of Norwood and county of Norfolk the balance. Engineer Endicott is being hurried in his surveys, in order that plans may be filed and the work started. After the plans are filed, the railroad company has a year’s time in which to do the work.
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$1.8 Million in Major Traffic and Safety Improvements Recommended-September 1, 1972
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Norwood Selectmen Approve Infrastructure Improvements for Upland Road-July 12, 1971
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Selectmen Approve Upland Road and Clapboardtree Street Infrastructure Project-July 13, 1971
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Engineers Estimate $532,000 Cost for University Avenue Extension-September 4, 1970
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Route 1 Median Guard Rail and Safety Construction Nearing December Completion-October 15, 1969
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Norwood Kills Funds For School Addition-June 26, 1969
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Norwood Voters To Consider Lighting Funds-June 26, 1968
The Finance Commission backs the utility expansion alongside a $163,000 sewer construction article, while the town master plan is deferred.
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Industrial Commission Welcomes Star Service Hub-June 30, 1967
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