$90 million awarded for Caltrain's Broadway grade separation in Burlingame

The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded more than $90 million to grade separate Caltrain's crossing of Broadway in Burlingame, the San Mateo County Transportation Authority announced this week.

The project, which is backed by $380 million in local funding, will allow an aerial crossing of a corridor that sees more than 30,000 vehicles each day. The crossing was ranked as the top-priority grade separation by the California Public Utilities Commission, according to SMCTA.

“Caltrain, the City of Burlingame, and the San Mateo County Transit Authority have been working tirelessly to make important safety upgrades at Broadway, which has been deemed the most dangerous rail crossing in all of California,” said Congressman Kevin Mullin  in a news release. “I have been partnering with Caltrain, the SMCTA and the City to bring home more federal support for the Broadway Burlingame Grade Separation project, and am thrilled it has rightfully earned an additional $90 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration. In addition to the $3 million in federal Community Project Funding I brought home earlier this year, this FRA grant will go a long way to helping improve safety in our community.”

The total cost of the project was estimated at $615 million if it began construction in 2026, and $653 million if beginning in 2028.

Construction of the grade separation is to be completed in 2032. Additional funding is also being sought for pedestrian and bicycle improvement projects in the vicinity.