City of Kamloops, CP reach deal on downtown crossings
KAMLOOPS — The City of Kamloops and CP have come to an agreement on the contentious downtown crossings in Kamloops.
“CP will stop their east-bound trains west of Second Avenue, so there will be no trains blocking the tracks,” says the city’s Chief Administrative Officer David Trawin. “That means nobody will be climbing through the trains, which was one of the concerns of Transport Canada.”
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As part of the agreement, Transport Canada’s order to have four flaggers patrol the Third Avenue crossing 24 hours a day has been rescinded. It was costing the city about $1,000 a day to hire two of the flaggers. But Trawin says it comes with conditions for the city as well.