The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) 2021: HSIP Supports Safer Railway-Highway Crossings

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Highway safety
  • Improvements
  • Safety programs
  • Strategic planning
  • Railroad grade crossings
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-SA-22-076
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  In 2020, there were 163 fatal vehicle crashes at railway grade crossings. The Railway-Highway Crossings Program (RHCP) works to improve safety by funding projects that eliminate hazards at these crossings. Crossings improved by RHCP have seen fatalities decrease by 32 percent from 2000 to 2019. RHCP is funded through a set-aside using a legislative formula. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Pub. L. 117-58, also known as the "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law" BIL) set aside $245 million annually from fiscal years 2022–2026 for the RHCP. Program funds are available for projects at all public crossings, including projects on roadways, bike trails, pedestrian paths, and on at-grade crossings that eliminate hazards caused by idling trains blocking the crossings. The BIL raised the Federal share for these funds to 100 percent and no longer requires a local match.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89933/dot_89933_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 258.67 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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