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3/26/2026
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) last week approved its annual five-year Crossing Safety Improvement Program (CSIP), which authorizes $376 million in funding for grade crossing safety improvements at 387 locations.
Project funding comes from the state's Grade Crossing Protection Fund and the Rebuild Illinois program. The approved CSIP runs between fiscal years 2027-2031 and proposes funding for 21 new or reconstructed highway bridges; six grade separations for pedestrian crossings, 336 warning device upgrades, and 24 low-cost grade crossing improvements, according to an ICC press release.
Major projects slated for FY27 in the CSIP include a $59 million grade separation and public crossing removal on Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad track in South Elgin, supported with $12 million from the GCPF; a $35 million grade separation on Union Pacific Railroad track in Des Plaines, supported with $18 million in GCPF funding; and a $15.5 million grade separation on UP track in Elmhurst, supported with $5 million from the GCPF.
"New automatic warning signs, crossing gates and grade separation projects go a long way toward keeping motorists and pedestrians safe around tracks and trains,” said ICC Rail Safety Specialist Aisha Jackson.
Click here to review the full CSIP and the list of funded projects.