The project seeks to perform planning activities to evaluate a 112-mile segment of bnsf s hinckley subdivision, which includes approximately 121 at-grade crossings

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration (CFDA 20.327 - Railroad Crossing Elimination) provides $600,000 to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to perform planning activities for a 112-mile segment of the BNSF Hinckley Subdivision. The key deliverables include a Project Management Plan, Final Performance Report, Preliminary Purpose & Need Statement, Stakeholder Coordination Plan, Existing Conditions Report, Alternative Analysis, and Capital Cost Estimates. These planning efforts will support future design and construction work to improve safety at approximately 121 at-grade railroad crossings along the project corridor, which spans several counties in Minnesota. The project aims to evaluate each crossing for potential closure or safety improvements, ultimately enhancing mobility and safety for people and goods across the affected transportation networks.

The study intends to evaluate each crossing for closing orsafety improvement. The minnesota department of transportation (mndot) will complete the following deliverables: projectmanagement plan, final performance report, preliminary purpose need statement, stakeholder coordinationplan, existing conditions report, alternative analysis, and capital cost estimates. These will result in therequired documentation and approvals to support future design and construction efforts to improve safety alongthe previously mentioned segment. The project beneficiaries include mndot carlton county, MN pine county, MN kanabec county, MN isanti county, MN anoka county, MN bnsf railway canadian pacific kansas cityrailway and union pacific railroad.