2012 Discretionary Grant Program Fact Sheets
Railway-Highway Crossing Hazard Elimination in High-Speed Rail Corridors (HSR) Program
Description: The Railway-Highway Crossing Hazard Elimination in High-Speed Rail Corridors (HSR) Program provides funding for safety improvements at both public and private highway-rail grade crossings along federally designated high-speed rail corridors. This program is jointly administered by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
Entities Eligible to Apply for Funding: States with railway-highway crossings along the 11 federally designated high-speed rail corridors are eligible to apply for funding.
Amount of funds awarded $10,222,066
Amount of funds requested: $25,521,295
Number of applications received: 28
Number of applications selected: 15
State | Project | Description | Funding Amount |
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AR | Clark County/Pulaski County crossings | This project will install flashing lights and gates at a crossing in Clark County and upgrade the circuitry in lights and gates at a crossing in Pulaski County. | $380,000 |
CA | California HSR | This project will prepare a Grade Crossing Improvement Plan for the San Jose to San Francisco segment of the California High-Speed Rail corridor. | $385,600 |
CA | California HSR | This project will install supplemental Wayside Interface Unit equipment at 40 grade crossings on the San Francisco to San Jose segment of the California High-Speed Rail corridor. | $2,826,640 |
IL | Williamsville Grade Separation Project | This project will construct a grade separated roadway and provide for the closure of a private crossing, closure of a pedestrian crossing, and diversion of traffic from a public crossing in Williamsville. | $2,200,000 |
MN | Winona, Wabasha, and Goodhue County Crossings | This project will install flashing lights and gates at five crossings in Winona, Wabasha, and Goodhue counties. | $1,500,000 |
MO | Crossing upgrade | This project will upgrade outdated flashing light signals and detection circuitry at a crossing in Smithton. | $120,000 |
MO | Crossing upgrade | This project will upgrade outdated flashing light signals and detection circuitry at a crossing in La Monte. | $120,000 |
MO | Crossing upgrade | This project will upgrade outdated flashing light signals and detection circuitry at a crossing near Sedalia. | $120,000 |
MO | Crossing signal upgrade | This project will upgrade outdated signal systems and install flashing lights and gate systems at three additional crossings along the St. Louis – Kansas City Corridor in Missouri. | $462,346 |
NC | Crossing technology upgrades | This project will install exit-gate detection technology at four grade crossings in Alamance and Cabarrus counties. | $404,800 |
OR | Crossing signal replacements | This project will replace 70 outdated crossing signal gate arm mechanisms at 40 crossings located between Portland and Eugene. | $ 547,400 |
TX | Crossing gate installation | This project will install four-quadrant gates which will establish a sealed corridor through the city of Round Rock. | $847,730 |
WA | Signal crossing upgrades | This project will upgrade signaling and install advanced preemption at a crossing adjacent to the intersection of 37th Street NW and B Street NW in Auburn. | $307,550 |