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Council backs planning work on rail safety and quiet zones; CRISI grant referenced as funding source
Summary
Council discussed long‑running quiet‑zone plans for rail crossings, accepted staff updates about a federal CRISI grant to fund planning work and directed management to inventory rail‑related projects and keep existing projects on track.
The council held an extended discussion on Sept. 15 about a decades‑old effort to create quiet zones and grade separations for rail crossings through Laredo and accepted staff updates that the city has applied for (and is proceeding with) federal planning money.
Lede: Staff told the council the city received a Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant covering approximately $4.8 million for planning and engineering to study multiple quiet‑zone crossings and two grade separations; the city will provide a 20% match through Kansas City Southern (now CPKC) contributions, officials said.
Nut graf: Council…
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