Fresno Labor Day Traffic Alert for Motorists Using Maroa Avenue
By Bill McEwen, News Director
Published 3 weeks ago on
August 29, 2025
Fresno City Hall is alerting drivers to the upcoming closure of the Maroa Avenue railroad crossing between Clinton and Shields avenues. (GV Wire Composite)
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Fresno City Hall is alerting drivers to the upcoming closure of the Maroa Avenue railroad crossing between Clinton and Shields avenues.
The closure will begin at 8 a.m. Monday and is expected to last until 6 p.m. Wednesday.
BNSF Railroad will be improving the crossing, city officials said in a news release Friday morning.
The crossing will be under what is described as a “hard closure,” requiring drivers to use alternate routes.
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Bill McEwen,
News Director
Bill McEwen is news director and columnist for GV Wire. He joined GV Wire in August 2017 after 37 years at The Fresno Bee. With The Bee, he served as Opinion Editor, City Hall reporter, Metro columnist, sports columnist and sports editor through the years. His work has been frequently honored by the California Newspapers Publishers Association, including authoring first-place editorials in 2015 and 2016. Bill and his wife, Karen, are proud parents of two adult sons, and they have two grandsons. You can contact Bill at 559-492-4031 or at bmcewen@gvwire.com
