Trump Administration Obligates Florida Rail Safety Funds Left in Limbo by Biden Administration—
The Trump administration has obligated over $42 million to fund “critical rail safety projects” along Florida’s notorious Brightline rail from a massive backlog of grants left behind by the Biden administration’s Department of Transportation (DOT).
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Monday that four rail safety grants supporting new fencing, upgrades to grade crossings, and a trespassing alert system would finally be coming to the deadliest major passenger railroad in the United States after former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg left them in limbo.
“The Biden-Buttigieg Administration pledged to address safety in the Sunshine state years ago but never moved these essential infrastructure dollars out the door,” a DOT press release stated.
