USA: Kissimmee crossing upgrades will begin the week of August 10, temporarily restoring train horns while crews modify three downtown locations to preserve the city’s Quiet Zone.

Kissimmee Crossing Upgrades Start August 10
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Work covers three downtown crossings

The City of Kissimmee has scheduled construction from the week of August 10 through November 2026. Work at Vine Street (U.S. 192) and Clay Street will bring the crossings into line with federal safety requirements for maintaining the downtown Quiet Zone.

At East Oak Street, crews will install updated railroad signs and pavement markings, extend medians and add traffic delineators. The city says these physical changes are intended to improve safety for motorists and pedestrians.

The project will also redraw the Quiet Zone boundary. East Donegan Avenue’s railroad crossing will no longer be included once the revised zone is established. Kissimmee first received the designation in 2021.

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Train horns will return during construction

Train engineers must sound horns at public railroad crossings while the required improvements are underway. Routine horn use is expected to end inside the designated area after the work is completed and the Quiet Zone is reestablished.

The Federal Railroad Administration defines a quiet zone as a rail segment containing one or more public crossings where locomotive horns are not routinely sounded, provided the required safety criteria are met.

Kissimmee is coordinating the work with the FRA, the Florida Department of Transportation, Central Florida Rail Corridor partners and its engineering consultant. The city expects construction to be completed by November 2026.

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