Federal government will spend $55 million over three years on rail safety
MONTREAL — The federal government is making about $55 million available over three years to improve rail safety across country, Transport Minister Marc Garneau said Wednesday.
Projects eligible for funding include the installation of flashing lights and bells at railway crossings and the construction of full pedestrian overpasses, he said.
The money is earmarked for projects on federal rail property, along rail lines, at crossings and in the form of public education campaigns.
After 46 people died last year on federally regulated railways, Garneau said “we need to do more to make grade-level crossings safer.”