马萨诸塞州赢得3000万美元联邦铁路资金：West Springfield平交道将改建立交
马萨诸塞州州长 Maura Healey 与联邦众议员 Richard Neal 10月30日在 West Springfield 宣布，该州已获得3000万美元联邦资金，用于改善当地铁路基础设施、提升安全与可靠性并缓解交通延误。West Springfield 位于马萨诸塞州汉普登县。这笔资金由联邦铁路管理局（FRA）的「铁路平交道消除」（RCE）补助计划拨给马萨诸塞州交通厅（MassDOT），支持 Front 街与 First 街平交道消除项目，并为规划中的 West-East Rail 东西铁路继续打基础。
按 FRA 公布的项目细节，这笔补助（联邦公布金额为3030万美元）将用于 Boston & Albany 铁路线与 Front 街、First 街立体分离工程的最终设计与施工，以立交桥取代平面交叉。长年以来，West Springfield 与邻近 Agawam 的居民须在两处道口长时间等候列车通过，造成出行延误，也影响紧急车辆通行；Agawam 市长 Chris Johnson 对资金到位表示欢迎。FRA 本轮在全美37个州共授出91个项目、总额12.4亿美元，受助方须提供至少20%的配套资金；马萨诸塞州 Andover 镇另获441万美元用于消除 Pearson 街平交道。
该项目属于 MassDOT 的 Compass Rail 计划，目标是扩大全州客运铁路服务，包括连通 Boston、Springfield 与 Pittsfield 的 West-East Rail。州长办公室表示，加上本笔资金，Compass Rail 已获得的联邦资金总额超过3.2亿美元。Healey 表示，这笔钱将让 West Springfield 的道口对铁路与公路使用者都更安全。
Massachusetts Wins $30 Million in Federal Rail Funding: West Springfield Grade Crossings to Be Replaced by a Flyover
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Congressman Richard Neal announced on October 30 in West Springfield that the state has secured $30 million in federal funding for critical rail infrastructure improvements that will improve safety and reliability and reduce traffic delays. West Springfield is in Hampden County, Massachusetts. The funding, awarded to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) through the Federal Railroad Administration's Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Grant Program, will support the Front and First Street Grade Crossing Elimination Project and continue to lay the groundwork for West-East Rail.
According to the FRA's project listing, the award — listed federally at $30.3 million — funds final design and construction of a flyover separating the Boston & Albany rail line from Front Street and First Street. For years, residents of West Springfield and neighboring Agawam have waited at the two crossings for trains to clear, causing late arrivals and raising concerns about emergency response times; Agawam Mayor Chris Johnson welcomed the funding. The FRA awarded 91 projects in 37 states totaling $1.24 billion in this round, with recipients providing at least a 20 percent match; the Massachusetts town of Andover separately received $4.41 million to eliminate the Pearson Street crossing.
The project is part of MassDOT's Compass Rail program, which aims to expand passenger rail service across Massachusetts, including West-East Rail connections between Boston, Springfield and Pittsfield. The governor's office said the award brings total federal funding secured for Compass Rail to more than $320 million. Governor Healey said the funding will make crossings like Front and First Street safer for rail and road users alike.
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