The Roaring Brook Road rail crossing currently sees more than 9,000 vehicles and 107 passenger trains every day and has been the site of numerous accidents. Transportation officials and New York elected officials have long advocated for rail crossing safety improvements. In 2015, six people were killed when a Metro-North train collided with a car stuck on the tracks at the Commerce Street crossing in Valhalla.

U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand both pressed the Trump Administration to fund the project and welcomed the funding award. The funding comes from the Rail Crossing Elimination Grant Program, created under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law championed by Sen. Schumer. Schumer previously secured $3 million in federal funding for preliminary engineering and design for New Castle’s Roaring Brook Road Grade Crossing Elimination Project.

According to an NYSDOT spokesperson, the project is currently in the preliminary design phase. NYSDOT will provide 20% of the project cost to design and construct the overpass.

“A whopping $107 million in federal funding is on track to make major safety improvements in Westchester County in New Castle and Chappaqua! I’m proud to deliver this award from my Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law to finally move forward the safety upgrades needed for the notorious Roaring Brook Road crossing in New Castle. The new overpass will eliminate the potential for accidents and ensure people and passengers can travel safely around the crossing,” said Sen. Schumer.

Sen. Gillibrand added, “This investment, which is a direct result of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will improve safety and reduce commute delays, helping to keep people moving in New Castle. I will keep fighting to ensure New York’s transit networks have the resources they need to serve New Yorkers.”