Phoenix gets grant for lowering railroad tracks near airport

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix is getting a $24 million federal grant to lower Union Pacific freight railroad tracks into a trench north of Sky Harbor International Airport.
The U.S. Department of Transportation said the 2.3-mile (3.7-kilometer)-long trench will eliminate five at-grade crossings and enable 24th Street, a busy north-south thoroughfare, to extend over the trench.
The department said the project will help economic competitiveness by reducing congestion and delays on 24th Street and b