Westminster could see more rail quiet zones

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

More railroad crossing quiet zones could be coming to Westminster, and sta plans to bring forward a contract for city council to vote on in the future.

An information-only agenda item from the July 24 city council meeting detailed the issue. Right now, there are two railroad crossings with quiet zones. A quiet zone is where a train does not sound its horn to alert nearby tra c. ose crossings are at West 112th Ave and West 88th Ave. ere are three in the process of becoming quiet zones, which are at Bradburn Boulevard, West 72nd Ave and Lowell Boulevard. e train line that goes through Westminster is the Burlington Northern/Santa Fe railroad. e Federal Railroad Administration is responsible for establishing quiet zone safety regulations.

In 2013, the city received cost estimates to make every crossing in the city a quiet zone. However, those costs have risen by almost three times. To continue forward, a contract will be voted on by city council. e agenda item says that the four crossings that aren’t established quiet zones are in residential areas.