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Elimination of Hazards Along Rail Corridors


STATE Project Amount of Grant
Alabama
Elimination of hazards along Gulf Coast High Speed Rail Corridor between Birmingham, Ala., and New Orleans, La.; close one crossing in Lincoln and construct access road.
$226,250
Arkansas
Elimination of hazards along the South Central High Speed Rail Corridor between Little Rock, Ark., and San Antonio, Texas; install active protection at one crossing in Gurdon.
$226,250
California
Elimination of hazards along the California High Speed Rail Corridor between Oakland, Calif, and Stockton, Calif.; complete construction of one grade separation and close two adjacent crossings.
$501,059
Florida
Elimination of hazards along the Florida High Speed Rail Corridor between Tampa, Fla.,  Orlando, Fla., and Miami, Fla.; upgrade protection at 5 high-volume train/vehicle crossings
$1,289,625
Illinois
Elimination of hazards along the Chicago-Hub High Speed Rail Network Corridor between St. Louis, Mo., and Chicago, Ill.; upgrade circuitry at 16 crossings in Springfield to increase speeds from 25 mph to 40 mph.
$452,500
Louisiana
Elimination of hazards along the Gulf Coast High Speed Rail Corridor between New Orleans, La., and Houston, Texas; upgrade protection at 3 crossings and close 2 crossings in Reserve, LA; and upgrade 2 crossings in LaPlace, LA, and one crossing in St. Rose, LA.
$868,800
Michigan
Elimination of hazards along the Chicago-Hub High Speed Rail Network Corridor between Pontiac/Detroit, Mich., and Chicago, Ill.; closure of 2-3 crossings.
$740,290
Minnesota
Elimination of hazards along the Chicago-Hub High Speed Rail Network Corridor between Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn., and Chicago, Ill.; upgrade protection and reconfigure rail at one crossing in Winona.
$1,267,000
Missouri
Elimination of hazards along the Chicago-Hub High Speed Rail Network Corridor between Kansas City, Mo., and St. Louis, Mo.; upgrade protection and roadway at one crossing in Kingsville.
$226,250
Mississippi
Elimination of hazards along the Gulf Coast High Speed Rail Corridor between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans, La.; upgrade protection at two crossings in Pass Christian, Ms.
$271,500
New York
Elimination of hazards along the Empire High Speed Rail Corridor between Albany, N.Y.,  and New York City, N.Y.; install protection at Hook Boat Club on 110 mph Empire Line.
$316,750
North Carolina
Elimination of hazards along the Southeast High Speed Rail (SEHSR) Corridor between Richmond, Va., and Raleigh, N.C.; study and preliminary engineering for grade crossing elimination or improvements on the SEHSR Corridor.
$905,000
Ohio
Elimination of hazards along the Chicago-Hub High Speed Network Corridor between Cleveland, Ohio, and Chicago, Ill.; upgrade circuitry at two high-volume crossings in Bryan and Wauseon.
$524,900
South Carolina
Update of the grade crossing inventory for the State of South Carolina.
$ 67,875
Texas
Elimination of hazards along the South Central High Speed Rail Corridor between Fort Worth, Texas, and Little Rock, Ark.; complete closure of one crossing in Terrell, Texas.
$ 18,100
Elimination of hazards along the Gulf Coast High Speed Rail Corridor between Houston, Texas, and New Orleans, La.; upgrade one crossing and close two crossings in Houston, Texas.
535,760
Washington
Elimination of hazards along the Pacific Northwest High Speed Rail Corridor between Eugene, Ore., and Vancouver, B.C., via Seattle, Wash.; preliminary engineering for one grade separation project in Tacoma, Wash.
$452,500
Wisconsin
Elimination of hazards along the Chicago-Hub High Speed Rail Network Corridor between Milwaukee, Wis., and Madison, Wis.; install conduit at 5 crossings between Madison, Wisc., and Milwaukee, Wisc., for future signal equipment.
$316,750

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