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Springdale and Fayetteville will receive up to $576,000 through the federal Railroad Crossing Elimination Program to cover 80% of the cost of a crossing safety study along the Northwest Arkansas rail corridor, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
FAYETTEVILLE -- The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded the state $576,000 to identify safety improvements at eight railroad crossings in Washington County.
SPRINGDALE -- The City Council planned a public meeting to change the name of a street and considered ways to slow traffic on another as they worked Monday as a committee of the whole.
SPRINGDALE -- The City Council on Tuesday approved awarding $130,478 in federal grant money to nine nonprofit agencies providing services directly to residents, but it took a vote from the mayor to pass.
Editor's Note: This is the fourth in a five-part series on the proposed Springdale bond issue.