Representatives Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) and Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) as well as Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced $8 million in funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program for Franklin Park, Illinois, to complete project development and final design for a grade separation of Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) tracks through the Village while closing one or more at-grade crossings. This project aims to provide a safer crossing for roadway users and improve supply chain fluidity on both the road and rail network, while also reducing negative impacts of freight movement on nearby communities. “This project will make our infrastructure more resilient. It will make things safer and easier for people in Franklin Park and across the northwest suburbs who live with the daily reality of freight trains passing through their community,” said García. “By enhancing crossings in Franklin Park, we will provide a safer passage for roadway users while bolstering the fluidity of our supply chains on both road and rail networks,” said Durbin. “This investment marks a significant milestone in our ongoing commitment to public safety and improving our transportation infrastructure.”  The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which García, Ramirez, Durbin, and Duckworth supported, created the Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program, which provides funding for highway-rail or pathway-rail grade crossing improvement projects that focus on improving the safety and mobility of people and goods.