Market AVE grade crossing at the uprr railroad xing, contra costa county section 130 railroad-highway grade crossing hazards elimination

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded the California Department of Transportation $992,236.10 on August 17, 2022 through the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to address railroad-highway grade crossing hazards on Market Avenue at the Union Pacific Railroad crossing in Contra Costa County, California. Specifically, the project entails eliminating hazards at the Market Avenue grade crossing of the Union Pacific Railroad by improving the crossing surface and signals. A portion of the funding, the details of which were not specified, will be subawarded to Union Pacific Railroad Company Inc. to support project services and activities at the grade crossing location. The Formula Grant funds will support the delivery of transportation infrastructure safety improvements through targeted railroad crossing upgrades in accordance with the objectives of the Highway Planning and Construction program.