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President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law dedicates billions of dollars to improve highway-railway crossing safety
FHWA 35-22 Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov Tel: (202) 366-0660
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced $59 million in grant awards to help save lives with safer crossings in California, Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania. The grants are made possible by the FHWA’s Commuter Authority Rail Safety Improvement (CARSI) program.
Grants for the five projects, awarded by FHWA in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA), will be used to make highway-rail crossings safer for all parties, including:
“Safety is the number one priority of the U.S. Department of Transportation, especially as our country faces a crisis of fatalities on our roadways,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “Today’s grants, along with additional funds from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will improve safety at highway-rail crossings for travelers, whether they’re riding, driving, biking, or walking.”
“These grants show how multi-modal coordination and investment will improve safety for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians traveling where roads and railways intersect,” said Acting Federal Highway Administrator Stephanie Pollack. “By making these resources available, we can help commuter rail operators mitigate the risks.”
“FRA is committed to investing in projects that will improve safety in communities across the country,” said FRA Administrator Amit Bose. “With investments made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and through coordinated efforts like the CARSI Program, we have an opportunity to improve rail crossings, keeping people safe while helping people and goods move more efficiently.”
“Making highway-rail grade crossings safer is a major goal for public transportation and is an important part of our program to improve safety throughout the transit industry,” said FTA Administrator Nuria Fernandez. “These grants are a big step to help keep people safe near highway-rail grade crossings.”
The CARSI competitive grant allocations consist of two rounds. In January 2021, USDOT awarded five grants totaling $40.2 million for CARSI Round One projects. A list of the selected projects is available here.
The CARSI Round Two grant recipients announced today are as follows:
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law continues funding for the FHWA Rail-Highway Crossings Program at $245 million per year for the next five years. It also added several flexibilities including a higher Federal share and improved set-aside allowances such as increasing allocations for data collection and projects beyond protective devices. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law also clarifies that funds are eligible for projects to reduce trespassing at rail crossings. In addition, the law increased Highway Safety Improvement Program funding by 34%, under which rail crossings safety improvements are eligible.
Additionally, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law also provides $3 billion over five years to improve safety at highway-railway crossings. Under a new Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program, FRA will fund many types of projects including closures, track relocations, grade separations, as well as improvement or installation of warning devices at crossings if related to a separation or relocation. In addition, FRA’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure & Safety Improvements also provides funding to eligible grade crossing safety projects.
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