Union pacific railroad and kansas avenue in kansas city

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) $340,727.77 under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on September 18, 2025, for the upgrade of a railroad crossing device located at the Union Pacific Railroad and Kansas Avenue intersection in Kansas City, Kansas. The project is scheduled for completion by September 5, 2029.

This formula grant funds critical safety infrastructure improvements at a public-private transportation interface. The crossing device upgrade enhances operational safety and traffic management at this rail-highway intersection, supporting KDOT's broader transportation infrastructure maintenance and improvement mission. As the prime recipient, KDOT is responsible for project design, permitting, construction oversight, and completion in accordance with federal environmental compliance requirements and state transportation planning priorities under the federal-aid highway program framework.

Project description

Scope: upgrade crossing device location: union pacific railroad and kansas avenue in kansas city