Not only does the government foot most — if not all — of the bill for these safety improvements at unprotected crossings, it pays the railroad to do the work.

In the past five years, The Star found that nearly 57% of the fatal crashes at public railroad crossings in Missouri occurred at those unprotected intersections. In those crashes, 22 people died.

Over the past two years, California has received $27.3 million in grants from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to install infrastructure to make ...

In 2023, there were nearly 1,900 crashes at railway-highway grade crossings—where railroad tracks and roads or pedestrian walkways intersect at the same level, according to GAO. These crashes have ...

Under CARSI, the FHWA—in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA)—will provide competitive grants to commuter rail authorities working to ...

Training Materials What you Need to Know about Signs, Signals, & Other Traffic Control Devices: An Overview for All Roadway Personnel & Elected Officials - Jan 12, 2021 This 1-hour webinar will ...

A through street under the railroad would bring about 3,200 vehicles per day to Walnut Road and save travelers approximately 1.4 miles in travel, no longer diverting drivers to North Avenue or ...