New development will not fix can-opener trestle

WUGA | By Havivah Saltz

Published September 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT

Two photos show low-clearance railroad trestles over roadways, with yellow height warning signs posted near each bridge. — The two College Avenue railroad trestles. Top: The active CSX trestle on College Avenue. Its low clearance causes damage to box trucks that fail to heed the posted warning signs. Bottom: The dormant Athens railroad trestle on College Ave. A new development nearby will address the low clearance on this trestle to allow for Fire department access.

There are two railroad trestles on College Avenue. Because of low clearance, one of these trestles regularly takes the tops off of trucks driving through. Now, a new development in town is required to fix one of the trestles, but not the one causing damage.

WUGA’s Havivah Saltz has more.

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Havivah Saltz has been with WUGA since 2023 as an on-air host and the producer for African Perspectives. She got her start in radio on WOBC FM at Oberlin College (class of ‘23), and she’s also worked as an on-air host on Athens' Power 100.1 and Magic 102.1. She is currently the interim producer of Athens News Matters. Outside of work, you can find Havivah making art, writing fiction, practicing Japanese, petting her very round cat, and watching concerning amounts of TV.

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