Baytown trains spur safety talks after fatal crossing crash
Six Baytown teens in a stolen Jeep collided with a tanker car near East Archer Road after failing to see a stalled Union Pacific train. Officials planned temporary lights and stop signs, with a longer term fix still months away. City leaders reviewed unsignaled crossings and vowed further safety upgrades amid the one month anniversary of the accident.
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Harris County
East Archer Road
Texas Department of Transportation
Union Pacific
James Barnes
Mabry
Baytown
Stephen DonCarlos
Pine Street
M.L. King Street
Dyer Street
Hafer Street
Donald Moyers
Loral’s
Macy
Baytown approves mill and overlay work order for streets
City council OKs seventh work order in the mill and overlay program funded by a 2004 quarter cent sales tax. About 700000 will rehabilitate substandard roadways across districts with District 2 getting the largest share for West Murrill Avenue, Green Avenue, and other segments. The plan will be rebroadcast on Cable Channel 16.
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Leiper
Baytown
West Murrill Avenue
Lobit Avenue
Rolland Street
Green Avenue
Pruett Street
Jones Street
Felton Street
Forrest Avenue
Morrell Avenue
Fifth Street
Madison Avenue
Monroe Street
Greenbriar Drive
Yaupon Avenue
Weaver Street
East Road
Staples Drive
Ferry Road
Comcast
No La Nina. forecasters still see active storm season
NOAA officials in Miami say La Nina will be absent for the next two months but caution that this does not guarantee a calm Atlantic season. Forecasters project an above average year with 13 to 17 named storms, 7 to 10 hurricanes, and 3 to 5 major hurricanes from June 1 to November 30.
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Miami
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Dennis Feltgen
NOAA
Feltgen
Pacific
Equator
Atlantic
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