Council authorizes agreement for $281,000 rail crossing safety upgrades, state to cover majority
Summary
The council approved Resolution 16-48 enabling a federal subrecipient grant for rail crossing safety. Prineville Railway CEO Matt Wiederholz said the $281,000 project will modernize signals (microprocessors and new batteries), with the state covering about $252,300 and the railway covering the remainder; funds must be spent within one year.
The Prineville City Council authorized staff to enter a federal subrecipient grant agreement for a rail crossing safety program through the Oregon Department of Transportation. Matt Wiederholz, CEO of Prineville Railway, said the project will replace aging signal technology (units dating from the late 1970s and 1980s) with microprocessor-based systems and new batteries, at an estimated project cost of about $281,000.
Wiederholz said the state will pay roughly $252,300 of the cost and the railway will cover the remainder; the grant must be expended within one year. Council moved, seconded and approved Resolution 16-48 so staff can execute the agreement and proceed with upgrades.
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