East robbins road railroad crossing safety improvements

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $500,000 to the Delaware Department of Transportation on June 4, 2025, under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to enhance safety at the East Robbins Road railroad crossing. The project deliverables include upgrading the crossing infrastructure from post-mounted flashing lights to Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and Delaware MUTCD-compliant gates, LED lighting systems, safety signage, and roadway striping on both approaches to the crossing to provide advance motorist notification. Additionally, the project encompasses paving improvements to the roadway approaches at the railroad crossing location (mile posts 6.44–6.45 on East Robbins Road in Delaware).

This formula grant award supports the FHWA's broader objective of funding highway safety improvements and infrastructure preservation through the Federal-aid Highway Program, which provides states with annual funding allocated via statutory formula to address critical transportation infrastructure needs. The Delaware Department of Transportation, as the state's designated transportation agency, administered this project as part of its comprehensive transportation infrastructure development mandate across Delaware's three counties.

Project description

Improvements include upgrading from post-mounted flashing lights to install federal mutcd / demutcd compliant gates, led lighting, signage, and roadway striping on either side of the east robbins road railroad crossing to provide advance notice to motorists. Project also includes paving approaches to the crossing. RR #: 516126K mileposts: 6.44 to 6.45 on east robbins road