Rail project completed, U.S. 129 reopens in Live Oak

  • Crews finish work on the dynamic envelopes — giant connecting white X’s — at the rail crossing on U.S. Highway 129 (Ohio Avenue) in downtown Live Oak. The crossing reopened Monday night after being closed for two weeks for the improvements, which are part of the Florida Department of Transportation’s Operation STRIDE. (COURTESY FDOT)
    Crews finish work on the dynamic envelopes — giant connecting white X’s — at the rail crossing on U.S. Highway 129 (Ohio Avenue) in downtown Live Oak. The crossing reopened Monday night after being closed for two weeks for the improvements, which are part of the Florida Department of Transportation’s Operation STRIDE. (COURTESY FDOT)

    LIVE OAK — Just in time for Rail Safety Week, the Florida Department of Transportation completed a rail crossing project in downtown Live Oak.

    The project began Sept. 8 on the rail crossing on U.S. Hig…