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> - $350,000/month to improve railroad crossings Unless I missed something, this number is incorrect according to https://www.icc.illinois.gov/railroad/ https:
by beart 7y ago
> - $350,000/month to improve railroad crossings
Unless I missed something, this number is incorrect according to https://www.icc.illinois.gov/railroad/ https://www.icc.illinois.gov/railroad/
> Each month $3.5 million in state motor fuel tax receipts is transferred from the Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) fund to the Grade Crossing Protection Fund. This amount provides the GCPF with $39 million annually to be used for safety improvements at highway/rail crossings on local roads and streets.
Off topic, but this seemed like an enormous amount of money to me. And that doesn't seem to include crossings on state highways which come out of a different fund.
So the state of Illinois is spending at least $117,000 per day on railroad crossings. According to the same page, Illinois has 7,600 railroad crossings so that's at least $15 per day for every railroad crossing in the state.
Edit: I just reviewed your source and it is also cited at 3.5 million.