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米德韦路的铁路道口等待有了规划预算，却没有结束日期

山坡、短促的车辆排队空间和货运延误，说明了为何需要改变CN的两个道口。县政府有规划资金，但尚未选定设计，也没有施工资金。

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向北驶往阿道夫铁路道口的司机，驶过一处山坡后，可能会发现视线受限，难以看清并及时停在排队等候的车辆前。从另一方向看，向南排起的长队可能一直延伸到2号公路交叉口。米德韦路这段路的问题不只是火车通过要花多长时间，而是等候车辆该往哪里去。⁠3

圣路易斯县已让居民参与规划，拟取消赫莫敦和米德韦镇区道路上的两个加拿大国家铁路（CN）道口。2026年11月12日，县政府在赫莫敦的Aad Shrine会议与活动中心召开介绍会，开始讨论相关担忧和可能的改动。会议并未批准修建立交桥、隧道或替代道路。⁠5

这一区别很重要：估算为$2,328,000的预算用于规划和项目开发，而非施工。目前尚未选定优先方案，也未获得施工资金，更没有施工时间表。县政府有资金研究该建什么，但还没有资金动工。⁠3⁠1

两个道口，空间有限

这两个道口位于米德韦路上，相距略多于1英里；米德韦路也称县州援助公路13号，连接35号州际公路与2号公路。其中一个位于圣路易斯河路，另一个位于阿道夫，距2号公路以南仅0.2英里。两个道口均由CN拥有并运营，每天最多有30列火车通过。这个数字是每个道口的上限，并不能证明有60列不同的火车经过这条走廊。⁠10⁠3

阿道夫以南约0.4英里处的山坡，限制了北行司机对车流队尾的视线。铁轨以北到2号公路的距离很短，留给南行车辆的等候空间有限。县政府将这两点列为安全隐患；这些描述并非关于新近记录到事故的报告。县政府还指出，信号灯和栏杆也无法消除车辆与火车相撞的可能性。⁠3

一次行程可能在两个道口都被打断，而任一处的维护作业也可能造成进一步中断。对救护车、消防车或警车来说，延误会拉长紧急响应时间。对于尚未选定的设计，目前还没有确定其能缩短多少响应时间。⁠3

商业方面的影响也很大。米德韦路是一条超限、超重货运路线，为德卢斯港提供运输支持。县政府11月2日的公告称，货运卡车占道路交通量的15%至20%。延误会增加货运成本和相关排放，影响不止于在道口等候的司机。⁠3⁠4

这些道口造成的等待，不只是令人烦躁。由于许多车辆都在运输货物，延误也会带来经济影响。

基思·穆索尔夫 10

穆索尔夫是负责辖区涵盖两个道口的县委员。他在3月县委员推进规划顾问合同之际作出了这一判断。这是支持制定备选方案的理由，并非对已有设计表示认可。⁠10

道路交通数据需要谨慎解读。县政府11月2日的公告称，道口日均车流量超过6,500辆。其3月10日的新闻稿称，米德韦路车流量超过7,000辆；WDIO在11月13日对会议的报道则给出7,000至9,000辆的范围。现有报道没有说明这些数据对应的统计日期或路段是否可比，因此无法据此证明车流量有所下降。这些数据也没有统计每天实际被火车延误的车辆数量。⁠4⁠10⁠5

先做选择，再谈施工承诺

县政府并非从一张空白的民意调查表开始。据其11月公告，2023年的前期研究通过会议和调查发现，道口对出行时间的影响是该地区最受关注的交通问题。研究还发现，居民、企业和其他利益相关方对改变持开放态度。不过，支持研究方案，并不等于同意任何一条穿过社区的具体路线。⁠4

目前有两大类方案可供考虑：改线，或修建立交桥或隧道，让车辆与火车分开通行。后一种方式称为立体交叉，即道路与铁路在不同高度交叉，而不是共用一个要求车辆停车的道口。WDIO报道称，县项目经理维克托·伦德在11月的会议上讨论了这些方案类别。它们仍是待研究的选项，而非已获批准的设计。⁠5

无论采用哪种方式，一句笼统的“取消道口”都无法回答随之而来的问题：改线道路将从哪里经过？哪些房产会受影响？人们如何往返住宅和企业？立交桥或下穿通道也需要与周边道路实现可行连接。这些是评估提案的核心标准，不是可以留到重要决策之后再处理的细节。

县政府计划开展四轮公众参与。第一轮收集对道路的担忧和目标，为项目目的与需求声明提供依据。第二轮介绍可行方案及其利弊。第三轮说明推荐方案和选择理由。根据Railway Supply 11月14日的报道，第四轮将讨论最终设计、房产影响、通行方式变化和实施步骤。⁠1

计划参与者不只包括附近居民。县政府列出的参与方包括货运行业、路边企业和社区组织，以及应急人员、维护工作人员和规划人员。参与机构包括赫莫敦、米德韦镇区、明尼苏达州交通厅、德卢斯-苏必利尔大都会区州际委员会、CN和德卢斯港。服务于所有这些使用者的道路，需要的不只是一个能跨过铁轨的设计。⁠3

规划经费的用途

这笔联邦铁路道口消除项目拨款于2025年1月发放，最多提供$1,862,400，用于规划和项目开发。明尼苏达州《基础设施投资与就业法案》配套资金计划提供约$249,000，约$217,000由县政府承担。州和县的金额均为四舍五入后的数值。这些都不是已公布的施工预算。⁠1⁠4

Sambatek牵头顾问团队，Bolton & Menk、LHB和Braun Intertec提供协助。2026年3月10日，县委员对Sambatek合同给予初步批准；到11月的公告发布时，县政府称已聘用该团队。其任务是制定推荐的道路布局、成本估算和供联邦批准的环境文件。⁠10⁠4

11月的说明将联邦铁路管理局列为环境审批机构；此前3月的说明还提到了联邦公路管理局。完成这项工作将有助于之后申请建设资金，但本身不会提供修建这些改进工程所需的资金。⁠4⁠10

最终项目旨在减少道路延误，也可能让列车提高速度，但这些仍只是预期效益。目前真正有意义的进展，是建立一个让居民能在某个方案成为推荐方案之前审视各项选项的程序。道口拥堵要缓解，仍取决于能否制定出站得住脚的设计、弄清成本，并在之后获得施工资金。等待何时结束，目前没有确定日期。⁠1

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  1. A hill cuts drivers’ view of stopped traffic near a Midway Road railroad crossing.
  2. Trains can interrupt a trip twice, slow freight and hold up emergency responders. St. Louis County is bringing residents into planning to eliminate both crossings.
  3. Which road layout can solve those problems, and how will the county pay to build it?
  4. The two CN crossings sit just over a mile apart, along the corridor between Interstate 35 and Highway 2. Midway Road runs through Hermantown and Midway Township, and CN owns and operates both crossings.
  5. One crossing is at St. Louis River Road. The other is in Adolph, just two-tenths of a mile south of Highway 2. That short stretch leaves limited room for southbound vehicles waiting at the tracks. A long line can back up into the highway intersection.
  6. A hill about four-tenths of a mile south of the Adolph crossing creates a different danger. Northbound drivers have less distance to see stopped vehicles and brake. Gates and signals still leave a risk of collisions between vehicles and trains.
  7. Maintenance at either crossing can disrupt travel too. And a delay for an ambulance, fire engine or police vehicle can lengthen an emergency response. The county wants a design that improves those conditions while keeping freight moving.
  8. County Commissioner Keith Musolf represents both crossings. He said in March that freight delays carry an economic cost. Midway Road supports the Duluth Port as a route for oversized and overweight loads, so these waits reach beyond everyday commuting.
  9. Idling and longer freight trips add costs and emissions. Between fifteen and twenty percent of vehicles using the road are freight trucks. A 2023 county exploration study found that longer and more frequent trains had increased delays. Public meetings and surveys identified the crossings as the area’s top traffic concern.
  10. The road-traffic figures vary: more than seven thousand in March, seven to nine thousand around the meeting, and more than sixty-five hundred in November’s county announcement. Different count dates or road sections could explain that variation. It doesn't show that traffic has fallen.
  11. Those figures describe road use, rather than how many vehicles trains delay. Each crossing carries up to thirty trains a day. The county’s earlier consultation found support for exploring changes, with the choice of a design still ahead.
  12. Residents joined the introductory planning meeting on November twelfth, 2026, at the Aad Shrine Meeting and Event Center in Hermantown. A virtual option was available. The county asked people about their concerns and their vision for the road’s future.
  13. The estimated planning budget is two million, three hundred twenty-eight thousand dollars. Federal funding provides up to one million, eight hundred sixty-two thousand, four hundred dollars. Minnesota adds about two hundred forty-nine thousand dollars, and the county about two hundred seventeen thousand.
  14. The federal award came in January 2025 through the Railroad Crossing Elimination program. Minnesota’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Match Program supplies the state contribution. Construction funding still has to be secured.
  15. Subscribe to this channel to follow the road alternatives, property impacts and construction funding decisions.
  16. A bridge or tunnel could carry vehicles above or below the railway. Engineers call that grade separation. Another approach would reroute Midway Road. The county hasn't selected a preferred solution, and each approach needs detailed study.
  17. A new alignment means deciding where the road would go and how people would reach homes and businesses. An overpass or underpass also needs a layout that works for the surrounding community. The eventual improvements are intended to reduce road delays and could allow higher train speeds.
  18. The county plans four rounds of engagement. First come concerns and goals, then feasible alternatives and their trade-offs. A third round explains the recommendation and why it was chosen. The fourth addresses the final layout, property impacts, access changes and implementation steps.
  19. Residents, businesses and trucking interests will participate alongside community organizations. The county also wants input from emergency responders, maintenance crews and planners. Agency participants include Hermantown, Midway Township, Minnesota transportation officials, the Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Interstate Council, CN and the Duluth Port.
  20. Sambatek leads the consultant team, assisted by Bolton and Menk, LHB and Braun Intertec. County commissioners gave the Sambatek contract preliminary approval on March tenth, 2026. By November, the county had hired the team.
  21. The team must produce a recommended roadway layout, a cost estimate and an environmental document for federal approval. The county’s March plan named both federal railroad and highway agencies in that approval process. Its November description names the Federal Railroad Administration.
  22. Completing that work would support a later request for construction money. The road’s final route, its effects on property and access, and the cost of building it still depend on the alternative chosen. Motorists, freight operators and emergency responders have no confirmed date for relief at the crossings.

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