69A36525420890RCEOH

THE PROJECT, LOCATED AT HINES HILL ROAD, WILL IMPROVE SAFETY, TRAFFIC FLOW, AND EMERGENCY SERVICE RESPONSE TIMES IN THE CITY OF HUDSON BY REMOVING THIS AT-GRADE CROSSING WHICH HAS A DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF TRAFFIC DELAYS CAUSED BY TRAINS OCCUPYING THE CROSSING. SAFETY IS THE GOAL OF THE HINES HILL GRADE SEPARATION PROJECT. THIS PROJECT WILL CREATE A SAFER AND RELIABLE ROUTE FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THE HUDSON FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE NEIGHBORING FIRE DEPARTMENT, VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT. GRADE SEPARATING THIS CROSSING WILL ENSURE THAT EMERGENCIES IN HUDSON AND SURROUNDING AREAS ARE ATTENDED TO AS QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE ROUTING FOR SCHOOL BUSES THAT ARE REGULARLY BLOCKED AT THIS CROSSING AND WILL ENSURE CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO SAFETY ARRIVE TO SCHOOL ON TIME AND GET HOME SAFELY TO THEIR FAMILIES AT THE END OF THE DAY.

Ohio Rail Development Commission

THE RCE PROGRAM PROVIDES A FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TO FUND HIGHWAY RAIL OR PATHWAY RAIL GRADE CROSSING IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE SAFETY AND MOBILITY OF PEOPLE AND GOODS WHICH WILL IMPROVE AMERICAN RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENHANCE RAIL SAFETY IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF COMMUNITIES ELIMINATE HIGHWAY RAIL AND PATHWAY RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS THAT ARE FREQUENTLY BLOCKED BY TRAINS AND REDUCE THE IMPACTS THAT FREIGHT MOVEMENT AND RAILROAD OPERATIONS MAY HAVE ON UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

20.327 - Railroad Crossing Elimination

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) [DOT]

Pickaway County, Ohio United States

City-Wide

FY23-24 Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program (FR-RCE-24-001)