Railroad crossing improvements on CR 5251,CR 3111,CR 4281,scott street, winfree street, moon road

This $603,057 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) will fund railroad crossing improvements at several locations in Texas. The key products and services to be delivered include:

• Installing new flashing lights with gates, constant warning time (CWT) systems, and climate-controlled cabins at railroad crossings on County Roads 5251, 3111, and 4281.
• Upgrading railroad signal and warning devices at the Scott Street crossing in Houston and the Winfree Street crossing in Dayton.
• Performing grade crossing safety upgrades on Moon Road from 0.35 miles north of State Highway 20 to 0.35 miles north of State Highway 20.

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is the awardee and will manage the implementation of these railroad crossing safety enhancements across the state, as part of their broader efforts to improve transportation infrastructure and public safety.

Project description

CR 5251 , CR 3111, CR 4281 at union pacific rail road tracks -install new flashing lights with gates, CWT, and climate controlled cabin; scott street in houston at union pacific rail road to holmes road - FY 2017 RR signal and warning devices, winfree street to union pacific rail road in dayton , ; moon road from (moon RD) 0.35 miles north of SH 20 to (moon RD) 0.35 MI N of SH 20 - grade crossing safety upgrades.