.JPG "A train sits for several minutes near the corner of Peach Street and Grant Street north of downtown, Thursday February 18, 2010. Fort Worth will get federal grant money to partially cover the cost of an above-grade railroad crossing on the city’s north side.")
A train sits for several minutes near the corner of Peach Street and Grant Street north of downtown, Thursday February 18, 2010. Fort Worth will get federal grant money to partially cover the cost of an above-grade railroad crossing on the city’s north side.
RODGER MALLISON
Star-Telegram file
Fort Worth will get federal grant money to partially cover the cost of a $98 million project to create an overpass above train tracks the city’s north side.
The funding will go toward an above-grade railroad crossing at Northeast 23rd Street, Decatur Avenue, and Samuels Avenue.
The city of Fort Worth is set to receive federal grant money for a $98 million above-grade railroad crossing project. City of Fort Worth
The city of Fort Worth, a press release from Aug. 25 said, is one of three recipients of $755 million in federal grant funding awarded to the Texas Department of Transportation for statewide projects.
The cost of the $98 million project will be divided among TxDOT, the city of Fort Worth, and the federal grant money.
TxDOT will cover 10% of the cost, the city will cover another 10%, and the federal funds will cover the remaining 80%, according to Kelly Porter, Fort Worth’s Assistant Director of Regional Transportation and Innovation.
The project will be designed and delivered by TxDOT in partnership with the city of Fort Worth, Porter said.
The new crossing, according to the city’s press release, would eliminate seven at-grade railroad crossings.
Above-grade crossings allow vehicles to cross railroad tracks without waiting for trains to pass.
The project will likely not break ground until 2028, Fort Worth Mayor Pro Tem Carlos Flores told the Star-Telegram.
“Rail is an important part of our economic engine,” Flores said. “We have to find ways to facilitate it, and this is certainly one way.”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Emily Holshouser is a local news reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.