This grant funds west virginia department of transportation (the recipient) to conduct an alternatives analysis and prepare conceptual engineering documents for nine high-priority grade crossings…

The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) has been awarded a $600,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Railroad Crossing Elimination (CFDA 20.327) program. The grant will fund an alternatives analysis and conceptual engineering for nine high-priority grade crossings across West Virginia. The project aims to evaluate the at-grade crossings, identify improvements, develop project designs, and determine further implementation of an FRA-compliant safety action plan. The study will involve a diagnostic team assessing each crossing and its vicinity to determine potential grade crossing removal, grade separation, or active warning upgrades at the target locations. This grant supports the FRA's goals of eliminating frequently blocked highway-rail grade crossings, improving community health and safety, and reducing the impacts of freight movement and railroad operations.

This grant funds west virginia department of transportation (the recipient) to conduct an alternatives analysis and prepare conceptual engineering documents for nine high-priority grade crossings across west virginia. The project will evaluate the at-grade crossings identified by the FRA accident prediction model, identify improvements, develop project designs, and determine further programmatic eligibility and potential scopes of work, and implementation of the FRA-compliant safety action plan. The study will send a diagnostic team into the field to assess each crossing as well as crossings in the vicinity that may have an impact on vehicular travel in the area. Project improvements will include alternatives analysis and conceptual engineering for potential grade crossing removal, grade separation, or active warning upgrades at the nine target locations.