BNSF Railway and the New Mexico Department of Transportation have earned recognition for a grade separation project on Jarales Road near Albuquerque, New Mexico, completed a year ago that involved the construction of a new bridge over rail track and realignment of more than a half-mile of state highway.
The New Mexico 109 Jarales Road Grade Separation Project eliminated a busy crossing south of the city, BNSF officials announced yesterday on social media. The corridor carried more than 1,700 vehicles daily and crossed three sets of tracks with nearly 90 trains per day, according to BNSF.
Vehicles on NM 109 experienced delays as trains — some as long as 2 miles — crossed the highway throughout the day, according to the NMDOT. The project cost about $33.2 million…