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Gate arms lower to keep vehicles off the Caltrain tracks at the intersection of Rengstorff Avenue and Central Expressway in Mountain View on Nov. 18. Photo by Seeger Gray.

For more than 20 years, Mountain View has been planning to make major intersection improvements at Rengstorff Avenue and Central Expressway, a key railway crossing where vehicles often come to a standstill waiting for trains to pass.

The long-anticipated project hit a big roadblock last year when the estimated cost shot up, leaving the city with a $159 million shortfall.

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Emily Margaretten joined the Mountain View Voice in 2023 as a reporter covering politics and housing. She was previously a staff writer at The Guardsman and a freelance writer for several local publications,...