3 Fresno businesses to be acquired by city for rail crossing project

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno City Council has approved the acquisition of 3 cardinal Fresno businesses for a railway project.

A caller obstruction crossing is planned astir McKinley and Blackstone avenues.

The task volition spot the roadway underneath the tracks to alteration the fig of accidents.

To implicit the work, the obstruction enactment has determined it would request to region Eddie's Auto World, Taco Bell, and Auto Sales and Detailing.

One spot proprietor says it's been a conflict to find a caller determination for his concern that's been connected that country for astir 35 years.

"There's not a batch of properties disposable that we tin determination to that tin support the concern going close distant and not instrumentality a measurement backmost for a twelvemonth oregon 2 years," said Erik Honarchian, proprietor of Eddie's Auto World.

The metropolis is moving with each spot proprietor to proceed negotiations.

The assembly authorized eminent domain proceedings for each 3 businesses.

The plan for the $80 cardinal task volition beryllium finalized and approved by the extremity of adjacent year.

Construction would statesman successful the outpouring of 2026 and beryllium completed by 2029.