U.S. SENATOR CHUCK GRASSLEY OF IOWA HAS ANNOUNCED THAT TWO NORTHWEST IOWA RAILROAD CROSSINGS WILL RECEIVE FUNDING FOR NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS.
THE CITY OF MERRILL HAS BEEN AWARDED $540,000 TO EVALUATE THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 75 AND A BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAIL LINE.
THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO DETERMINE A HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE SEPARATION AS IT IS ONE OF THE FEW POINTS IN IOWA WHERE A RAIL CROSSING AND A U.S. 4-LANE HIGHWAY INTERSECT.
CLAY COUNTY WILL RECEIVE $3,280,000 TO REMOVE AN UNSAFE CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY AT-GRADE CROSSING AND CONSTRUCT A HIGH-LEVEL GRADE SEPARATION.
THE AWARDS WILL BE ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION’S RAILROAD CROSSING ELIMINATION PROGRAM.