SRPM03 hudson line and harlem line safety improvements

This $3.9 million project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) will fund grade crossing safety improvements along the Metro-North Hudson and Harlem rail lines in Putnam and Dutchess Counties, New York. Specifically, the New York State Department of Transportation as awardee will upgrade or replace existing at-grade crossing warning systems and reconstruct five railroad crossings and approaches. Accessibility improvements for pedestrians and roadway geometry revisions will also be made. The project aligns with the purpose of the Federal-aid Highway Program to assist states in providing for construction and preservation of highways and bridges. An award date of March 23, 2023 was specified.

Project description

Grade crossing safety improvements-carsi 2 grant program. This project will upgrade or replace the existing at-grade crossing warning systems and reconstruct the existing railroad crossing structures and approaches at five (5) grade crossings along the metro north hudson and harlem lines in putnam and dutchess counties, including accessibility improvements for pedestrians, and roadway geometry. Project matched fund source is bonded PIT.