Marin Lacson, 17, of Barrington, (inset) died on January 25, 2024, after she was hit by a Metra train while walking to Barrington High School where she was in her junior year. | Background Photo: Nick Rusin; Inset: Provided
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Crews are set to begin installation of pedestrian gates next month at a railroad crossing in Barrington near where a 17-year-old girl was killed by a train while walking to Barrington High School.
The Canadian National Railway (CN) announced last year that it was going to install pedestrian gates at the Main Street crossing just east of Barrington High School in Barrington.
Construction was delayed due to material backorders but the necessary materials were expected to arrive early this year.
The Village of Barrington recently said that they received preliminary confirmation that most of the construction will take place between March 21 and March 30, coinciding with District 220’s spring break.
The timing is intended to minimize traffic disruptions. CN will provide more details and confirm the schedule as it gets closer to construction.
The village said it is also reviewing statements of qualifications from engineering firms for the preliminary design of a pedestrian underpass at Main Street and the CN tracks.
“This work is particularly important as it connects the Village Center and Barrington High School, and is a crossing used daily by many students,” the village said.
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I applaud the efforts of CN, but Metra does not run on that track & this is not where Marin’s accident happened. Her accident could not occur on the CN track. You need multiple sets of tracks for trains operating in each direction for an accident like that. Why is Barrington so focused on the CN track rather than the Metra tracks where this happened?