15-year-old Sergio Rodriguez was hit by a train and killed while trying to get to school, on the other side of the tracks.
After his death, Union Pacific suspended train operations during school drop-off and pick-up to make the school safer, but now, those changes have been undone.
"Every time, you want to have some confidence that Union Pacific gets the message that student safety and traffic are such a high priority," Houston Mayor John Whitmire said.
The Mayor told Eyewitness News that last year, Union Pacific agreed to halt train operation during pick up and drop off until a pedestrian bridge was ready to go up.
"The bottom line is Union Pacific needs to honor the agreement we made right here in the mayor's office last year that they would suspend traffic during school," Whitmire said.
Houston Councilman Joaquin Martinez, who represents District I and Milby High, said $10M in state funding has been approved to build a bridge. Still, those funds won't be available until September 1st, and then begins the often long and slow process of bidding and building the project.
"My hope is, and I think it's a priority for everyone, especially this administration, that maybe by next year we can break ground, but that's just, we're hoping, we're pushing," Martinez said.
We reached out to Union Pacific, who said they upgraded the sidewalks near the school, and installed fencing to channel people towards a crosswalk, but that the suspension of train activity was ended to reduce the number of blocked intersections in the area.
Senator Carol Alvarado helped secure state funding for the eventual pedestrian bridge.
"Ideally, I would have liked to see the operations they had implemented previously to stay intact until the crosswalk was built, and I'm disappointed it's not going to happen that way," Alvarado said.
The Mayor said train congestion at other nearby crossings is a price he's willing to pay if it means putting children's safety first.
Union Pacific said they have also been working with the school to do train safety education. On Wednesday morning and afternoon, Union Pacific employees were seen handing out pamphlets with additional safety information.
Eyewitness News spoke with HISD on Tuesday, who said district police are also in the area to help with safety.
ABC13 reached out to the legal team representing the family of Sergio Rodriguez and is waiting to hear back.
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