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Commission authorizes chair to sign letter supporting FDOT grant for passenger-rail crossing safety

Brevard County Board of County Commissioners · January 28, 2026
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Summary

County staff told commissioners FDOT seeks local support for a federal grant to improve roughly 900 passenger-rail crossings statewide; the board authorized the chair to sign a letter of support noting Brevard's willingness to help identify local match (estimated at about $150,000 over five years).

Brevard County commissioners authorized the chair to sign a letter supporting the Florida Department of Transportation's application for a federal grant to improve passenger-rail crossings.

Jim Lesfeldt, County staff, said the statewide grant would target about 900 crossings with passenger-rail…

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