There is finally some peace and quiet in downtown Tulsa. The city has worked for two years to put a stop to train whistles blowing in the area and the project is now nearing completion.

Right now, crews are putting up the last few gates at five railroad crossings. And, it's a welcome silence for downtown workers.

More than a dozen trains roll through downtown every day. And, at every intersection, they have to sound their whistles. They're so loud, the sheriff's office put up signs asking train engineers to tone it down.

"When you pull in and the trains go by, a lot of people cover their ears," says Sergeant Dave Roberts.

And, the trains keep coming day and night. Lofts are going in less than a half a block away from the tracks.

"Oh, it will be a great improvement," says downtown developer Michael Sager. "I mean, the trains are wonderful as they are on the open plans echoing. They knock you out of bed at night, so it will be a great improvement for all these residential projects."

Workers at nearby restaurants say no train whistles will be nice. The new gates that are going up will keep cars and people from going across the tracks when trains are coming through, also making crossings safer.

"Train intersections, people get antsy and want to take off," says Jamie Young with the Blue Dome Restaurant. "Every so often, somebody gets unlucky about hitting that train intersection."

The elimination of the train whistles will improve life for a lot of people, including Roberts.

"It just gets annoying sometimes," he says. "As you can hear, it's fairly annoying."

All the new gates will be ready in about two months. And, then it will be bye-bye train whistles.