Broken railroad gates stall traffic in busy downtown intersection

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The railroad gates at a busy intersection in downtown Madison were down and not working Wednesday morning, Madison police said.

Officials said the railroad gates at John Nolen Drive, Williamson Street and Blair Street were down about two hours before crews got them working again.

The gates are up… for now, here at the Blair-Willy St.-John Nolan intersection.

Earlier this morning, the railroad gates were activated with no train in sight. They almost made us late to our live shot! #News3Now @WISCTV_News3 pic.twitter.com/zxqFClgDZ0

— Christina Lorey (@ChristinaLorey) April 3, 2019

The broken gates affected morning rush hour and officers were on scene attempting to help direct traffic, according to the release.

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