Downtown DeKalb intersections cleared after temporary train delay

DeKALB – Downtown DeKalb intersections were cleared as of 11:45 a.m. Friday after a train temporarily blocked multiple routes when it stopped on the tracks.

Intersections along Fourth Street and Lincoln Highway as well as on multiple streets perpendicular to Lincoln Highway were blocked from about 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. Friday.

A citywide alert sent at 10:50 a.m. asked motorists to find alternate driving routes.

“There is no known time frame at this time,” according to the alert, referring to when the intersections would be cleared.

A second alert sent at 11:46 a.m. said all roads were cleared.

This story was updated at 11:49 a.m. Friday, April 26, 2024.