North County Transit District secures $9.8 million grant to improve crossings

OCEANSIDE (CNS) - The North County Transit District will receive $9,836,917 in grant funding to modernize its train and crossing control systems, it was announced Monday, Oct. 26 by Democratic Congressman Mike Levin.

The grant comes from the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair.

``The rail corridor through North County San Diego is vital for our regional economy, and I'm excited to announce that the North County Transit District will receive nearly $10 million in federal funding to upgrade its systems,'' Levin said. ``I wrote to the Federal Railroad Administration earlier this ye...