City of Lisbon staff was not happy with the recent closures scheduled for maintenance on the railroad crossings in the community.

City administrator Brandon Siggins said the communication they originally had from the railroad was that closures would be closed for roughly a day from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and not all five intersections would be impacted at once.

Instead, when work began, the railroad closed all five intersections and had planned to shut them for a week.

“We had discussions after to get at least the Washington Street crossing to open sooner,” Siggins said. “We didn’t have enough advanced notice, and this impacted fire, police, ambulance and our schools.”

Siggins said he will be seeking a follow-up meeting with Union Pacific railroads to communicate his frustration with the closures of multiple crossings at once. Hoosier and Gillette Lane crossings were closed for much longer.