Highway Agency Opens Key Corridor in California

A key section of a freight improvement project in Southern California opened June 17, the Federal Highway Administration announced.

The Nogales Street Grade Separation Project separates BNSF and Union Pacific rail lines from local highways in the City of Industry, a suburb of Los Angeles. It is meant to enhance freight mobility, reduce noise and emissions, and boost safety.

The project, financed witth $22 million in federal funds, is part of a $4.6 billion transportation improvement plan that will connect the rail network to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

“Projects like this make it safer and easier for people to get to jobs and to access essential services — and we need more of them nationwide to balance the needs of local residents and the business community,” Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said.

“The intersection, once considered most dangerous, is much safer with the potential for train-vehicle collisions now eliminated,” added David Kim, deputy chief at the Federal Highway Administration.