The railway crossing at Docker Street is about to undergo a face lift by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), effectively putting an end to motorists’ bumpy ride over the tracks.

The work will close down one of the city’s busiest intersections to traffic for four days between March 19 and 22 with traffic to be diverted along Coleman and Chaston streets.

But living next door to the notoriously dangerous intersection over the past 17 years has taught Laurence Brill a thing or two about the driving habits of motorists.

The “dip” in the rail line acts as a pseudo speed hump, significantly slowing down motorists as they drive over it to avoid damaging their cars.

Mr Brill says its this slowing down of oncoming traffic that gives motorists turning right from Chaston and Coleman streets onto Docker and Bourke streets a chance to make their turn more safely.

And the situation for drivers turning right from Chaston Street is even more perilous.

Their ability to see oncoming traffic to the right is impaired by the height of the rail line.

Mr Brill says it’s a disaster waiting to happen.

“The sunken track is actually a good thing because people drive over it more slowly so they don’t bottom-out,” said Mr Brill.

“We could go back to the days where there are more accidents. I don’t want to be a pain but car crashes are no laughing matter.”

Living next door to the crossing, Mr Brill has been first on the scene of many crashes and bingles over the years.

“I remember when a pizza car cleaned up a motorcyclist turning right into Coleman Street. I held him in a comfortable position until the ambulance arrived. I could see the bone of his kneecap sticking out,” he said.

Mr Brill is so concerned he has written to the ARTC and Wagga City Council.

The ARTC is yet to respond while council said in a letter that “the effect that work on the rail crossing will ultimately have on traffic in the area will not be definitively known until the work has been completed.”