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6/3/2022
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (L.A. Metro) this week kicked off a major project to separate freight- and passenger-rail traffic from road traffic in Santa Fe Springs, California.
The transit agency will build a rail overpass to replace the grade crossing at the intersection of Rosecrans and Marquardt avenues. The project is designed to reduce traffic congestion, lower speeds and reduce collisions. The $156 million project is expected to be completed in 2025, L.A. Metro officials said in a press release.
The project involves BNSF Railway Co., the California High-Speed Rail Authority, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and other participating state and local partners. Funding for the grade separation includes $76.7 million from California High-Speed Rail Proposition 1A and $7.3 million from BNSF.
The new bridge will "give residents hours of their time back by reducing traffic congestion, as trains regularly run through this location about every seven minutes," L.A. Metro officials said. Vehicle traffic is brought to a standstill for 21 hours per week, or more than 12% of the time. An estimated 45,000 road vehicles and 135 trains travel through the crossing every day.
The CPUC recorded 31 vehicle-train collisions from 2013 through 2019. Combined, those accidents resulted in six deaths and injuries to seven people.