Shaw closed in NW Fresno for railroad crossing renovation

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A major road closure along Shaw Avenue and Golden State Boulevard is causing quite the headache for some drivers and businesses.

"It's very, very frustrating," said Aamco manager Armen Postoyan.

He gets a front row seat to construction this week. His auto shop is one of the businesses feeling the effects of the public safety renovations.

"Typically when we order parts it's usually here within 10-15 minutes; now we're waiting about half-hour to 45 minutes for parts," said Postoyan.

Union Pacific Railway is tearing up a section of railroad crossing to make it safer for drivers to pass over. The intersection of Golden State Boulevard and Shaw is closed through Thursday night. During that time the city of Fresno is diverting drivers to Carnegie and Ashlan.

"They ought to do this during the night, whenever they're supposed to, where there's no traffic. You got all this traffic behind you. Look at all these cars behind you," said driver Albert Hernandez.

As Hernandez says it's certainly causing a backup in traffic even during slow afternoon hours. City officials are advising westbound drivers to go further north to Herndon to get to the 99.