Biden admin. announces $570 million in rail crossing safety projects
Source: Spectrum News
What You Need To Know
The Biden-Harris administration announced Monday that it has awarded more than $570 million in funding for projects to help eliminate at-grade railroad crossings, places where rail tracks intersect with roads
Last year, there were more than 2,000 highway-rail crossing collisions nationwide, with more than 30,000 reports of blocked crossings submitted to the Federal Railroad Administration’s public complaint program, according to a release from the Transportation Department
The first round of funding will address more than 400 at-grade crossings across the country – including projects in California, Florida, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin – which the DOT says will improve safety and make it easier to bypass railroad tracks by adding grade separations, closing at-grade crossings and improving existing at-grade crossings
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“These projects are going to improve safety and make navigating these crossings more convenient, eliminating countless hours of wait time for commuters, first responders on their way to save lives and more,” said White House infrastructure coordinator Mitch Landrieu on a call Friday with reporters previewing the announcement.
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“Whenever I travel and so often, even here at D.C., when I hear from mayors or members of Congress again and again, we hear stories of people who find that their days are disrupted by unsafe at-grade rail crossings where rail lines cross roadways, creating inconvenience. quality of life issues or worse, because there are real safety concerns at many of these locations,” said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, before recounting “heartbreaking examples” of lives lost due to collisions and blocked crossings.
Read more: https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2023/06/05/biden-infrastructure-transportation-rail-crossing-trains
There goes Dark Brandon again making life in America better and in his hiring really skilled and
smart people like Mayor Pete to help him out in his work.
Best President of my lifetime. This will save lives, money, and pay people good money to work
on these projects.
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