$22.6 Million for Savoy rail crossing fix

SAVOY, Ill. (WAND) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was in Champaign County Monday to highlight a federal infrastructure grant for a rail improvement project in the Village of Savoy.

The grant is $22.6 million dollars. The funds are coming from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

The money will be used to construct an underpass on Curtis Road allowing vehicles to travel under a Canadian National (CN) railroad crossing. The underpass is needed because of traffic backups which delay commuters, bus routes and emergency responders.

The funds will allow additional lanes and a bike path to be added on Curtis Road. Two-miles of rail track improvements will be provided to CN. The project will eliminate the crossing.