The money will help improve crossings that are dangerous or that become frequently blocked.
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Nationwide last year there were more than 2,000 rail-crossing collisions.
There were also more than 30,000 reports of blocked crossings.
The California funding is part of $570 million being provided nationwide under the Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program to 63 projects in 32 states. It was authorized under President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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The California projects include:
- Banning (Riverside County): Hargrave Grade Separation Planning Project, $2.8 million.
- Palo Alto: Grade Separation at Churchill Avenue, Meadow Drive and Charleston Road, $6 million.
- Riverside: Third Street Grade Separation Project, $15 million.
- Los Angeles County Rail Crossing Elimination Master Plan, $600,000.
- Los Angeles County: Sierra Highway Crossing Elimination Planning Project, $700,000.
- Glendale/Los Angeles: Doran Street Grade Separation Project (Metro), $38 million.
- San Diego: At-Grade Crossing Elimination Study, $1.1 million.