Brightline, FDOT unveil $45 million plan to improve railway deaths safety

Brightline and the Florida Department of Transportation are seeking federal funds to cover part of a $45 million effort to boost safety around the intercity rail company’s trains.

Nearly 60 people have died in Brightline crashes. No incident was found to be the Miami-headquartered company’s fault.

To reduce future fatalities, the company and FDOT are putting $10 million apiece into a “trespassing and intrusion mitigation project” to add more markings and barriers at crossings and along corridors.

They’ve requested another $25 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s federal Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program.

– Jesse Scheckner, Florida Politics