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Caltrain received $1 million in federal funding by congressmembers U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Menlo Park, and Kevin Mullin, D-South San Francisco, through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, according to a March 21 press release.
The funds will be used for safety improvements at several Caltrain grade crossings including, Whipple Avenue in Redwood City, Ravenswood Avenue in Menlo Park, East Meadow Drive in Palo Alto and 16th Street and Mission Bay Drive in San Francisco.
“These critical infrastructure investments will have a real difference in the lives of many residents in our community while making our railways safer as Caltrain reinvents itself through electrification of the system,” said Rep. Mullin in a statement.
Caltrain Executive Director Michelle Bouchard expressed gratitude toward Eshoo and Mullin for their advocacy in making public transit safer.
“Safety is a core value at Caltrain that underlies everything we do. This funding will help to improve safety at grade crossings, protecting the public, keeping our trains moving and making getting around the Bay Area more convenient,” said Bouchard in a statement.
The funding will specifically go toward LED pavement markers, signage, pedestrian channelization, stop bars, gate relocation and track panels.
Editor’s note: New information released by Caltrain says it received $1 million, not $500,000 as the agency originally stated.
