Project Grant 69A36519400760SPPNE

The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) received a $750,000 Project Grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Railroad Crossing Elimination program (CFDA 20.327), awarded May 1, 2025, with completion targeted by August 31, 2026. The primary deliverable is a comprehensive Omaha to Lincoln Rail Crossing Safety Improvement Plan that will conduct an in-depth study of 143 public railroad crossings across a five-county corridor along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe...

This $34,365,000 Project Grant awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program (CFDA 20.326) will fund infrastructure maintenance activities by the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) to enhance the safety and reliability of passenger and freight rail services. The project scope includes the selective replacement of approximately 124,000 crossties, 1,290 switch timbers at 43 turnout switches,...

The Nebraska Department of Transportation received a $655,924.77 Formula Grant award on May 5, 2023 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The funding will support the installation of flashing lights and gates at the Schuyler East UPRR crossing to improve safety at the railroad crossing located in Nebraska. As the designated recipient of federal transportation funds in Nebraska, the Department of...

This $542,511.14 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's (CFDA 20.205) Highway Planning and Construction program supports the Nebraska Department of Transportation's project to install crossing signals at the EAST UPRR in Alda, Nebraska. The project is designed to enhance transportation safety and infrastructure at this railroad crossing location. As a key recipient of federal transportation grants, the Nebraska Department of Transportation leverages this funding to manage,...

Grand Island Rail Crossing Study The Nebraska Department of Transportation received a $750,000 Project Grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) program (CFDA 20.327) for the Grand Island Rail Crossing Study. The award, effective October 1, 2025, through October 31, 2027, supports planning, environmental review, and design activities for a highway-rail grade crossing improvement project in Grand Island, Nebraska. The RCE program funds...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded New England Central Railroad, Inc. a Project Grant totaling $26,065,996 on December 1, 2025, to support critical railroad infrastructure improvements across New England. The project encompasses improvements to freight rail network infrastructure operated by New England Central Railroad (NECR) and Providence Worcester Railroad (PW), which collectively move tens of thousands of rail cars and millions of tons of...

This $11,000,000 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program grant, awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration (CFDA 20.325), will fund the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to conduct a programmatic National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) corridor study and a Northeast Corridor (NEC) corridor-wide survey. The goal is to generate information needed to inform future fence installation at sites vulnerable to and at elevated risk for trespassing...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded the New York State Department of Transportation a $13.76 million project grant under the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program (CFDA 20.327) on October 1, 2025, for completion by October 31, 2029. The project will complete final design and construction work to improve safety conditions at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse by consolidating seven existing highway-rail at-grade crossings. Specifically, the project will eliminate three of...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded the New York State Department of Transportation a $3.26 million Project Grant under the Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Program (CFDA 20.327) on October 1, 2025, to initiate planning and complete preliminary engineering and environmental work for a highway-rail grade separation on Roaring Brook Road in New Castle, New York. The three-year project, scheduled for completion by October 31, 2028, will deliver...

This $326,213.68 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) supports a project by the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) Transit and Rail Division to construct new surface and transition approaches, upgrade cantilevers, and add gate arms at Railroad Crossing 943760V on NM-18 near Eunice, New Mexico. The project aims to enhance safety and improve transportation...