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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded $502,073 to Fonda, N.Y., for the redesign and rebuilding of roadway approaches at two area grade crossings, U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) said in a joint statement.

The funding, which is part of the USDOT’s Railway-Highway Crossing Hazard Elimination in High-Speed Rail Corridors program, will be allocated through the Federal Railroad Administration. The program funds improvements to crossings on federally designated HSR corridors.

The grant will help the village improve pedestrian safety at two crossings on the developing Empire HSR corridor between New York City and Niagara Falls, N.Y.

“These federal dollars will help keep pedestrians safe, while helping to support local economic development and job creation,” Gillibrand said.