Washington, D.C. – On Monday, June 5, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25) announced $2.8 million in federal funding from the Federal Railroad Administration under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fund the Hargrave Grade Separation Planning Project in Banning.Last year, a stopped Union Pacific train blocked three intersections in Beaumont for more than six hours, resulting in severe traffic congestion and hazardous conditions for Pass Area drivers. Following the incident, Ruiz wrote to Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg advocating for the Department to invest in the Hargrave Grade Separation Planning Project to lay the groundwork for a significant transportation infrastructure project that will separate motor vehicle traffic from railroad crossings at a critical
