HAHIRA, Ga. (WTXL) - The Georgia Department of Transportation will decide if a railroad crossing should be closed in the City of Hahira.
On Lawson Street a month ago a C&S rail construction employee was killed after failing to yield to a rapidly approaching train.
Hahira Mayor Bruce Cain says this wasn't the first time a person was killed at the railroad crossing. In the past 36 years, four lives have been taken here.
Some citizens spoke out at a City Council meeting Thursday night. They said they would rather have a crossing closed at Stan Fill Street.
Norfolk Southern Railways petitioned both the city and the Georgia Department of Transportation to have the Lawson crossing closed. In return, the city would receive a $40,00 incentive to build parking spots around the railroad.
Cain says the city will reject the petition, and it will be up to GDOT to make the decision.
