THE PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTING AN AT GRADE HIGHWAY RAIL CROSSING CONSOLIDATION PLAN THAT WILLCOMPLETE VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS AT 15 CROSSINGS AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS, TO INCLUDE PERMANENT CLOSURE OF FOUR PUBLIC AT GRADE CROSSINGS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE RAIL OPERATIONS AND INCREASE SAFETY FOR TRAINS, VEHICLES, AND PEDESTRIANS ON BNSF S 19 MILE MAINLINE TRACK IN ITS CHEROKEE SUBDIVISION (CORRIDOR) AS A CORE INITIATIVE IN ACCOMPLISHING THE GOAL OF LOWERING INCIDENT RATES IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE TO REDUCE EXPOSURE TO GRADE CROSSINGS AS WELL AS IMPROVE THE GENERAL CRASH PREDICTION AT THE IMPROVED CROSSINGS. RAILROAD BENEFICIARY IS BNSF AND BENEFICIARY IS TO MODOT AND COUNTIES IN WHICH CROSSINGS ARE TO BE IMPROVED.