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GRASSLEY ANNOUNCES NW IOWA RAIL IMPROVEMENTS

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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.