The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $1,392,826.25 Project Grant to Wells County, Indiana through the Railroad Crossing Elimination (CFDA 20.327) program. The grant will fund a project to reroute the Hoosier Highway near Wells CR 300 S to Adams Street, eliminating three at-grade rail crossings on the Norfolk Southern rail line. This will create a new north-south corridor connecting State Routes 124 and 218, improving continuous vehicular flow,...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration, under the Railroad Crossing Elimination (CFDA 20.327) program, provides $120,000 to the City of Parkersburg, West Virginia to conduct a planning study on alternatives to eliminate a highway-rail grade crossing. The study will evaluate two bridge construction alternatives to eliminate the at-grade crossing, providing a description of the potential project components and preliminary...
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Railroad Crossing Elimination (CFDA 20.327) program to the County of Stephenson, Illinois. The purpose of this grant is to evaluate public at-grade railroad crossings in Stephenson County, assess current crossing conditions, identify candidates for grade separation and closure, detail and prioritize grade separation and closure projects, and describe other means to improve the safety and mobility of people and...
This $600,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Railroad Crossing Elimination (CFDA 20.327) program funds the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) 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...
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $4,300,000 Project Grant under the Railroad Crossing Elimination (CFDA 20.327) program to the City of Banning, California. The grant will fund preliminary engineering, environmental review, and final design efforts for a future proposed grade separation project at an at-grade railroad crossing. This crossing currently poses significant safety risks for motor vehicles and pedestrians, and results in traffic congestion...
The City of Jonesboro was awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration under the Railroad Crossing Elimination (CFDA 20.327) federal grant program. The project will evaluate corridor-wide improvements, including potentially closing four at-grade railroad crossings in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The grant will fund activities such as stakeholder analysis, evaluation of 18 railroad crossings, alternatives analysis, and conceptual...
The Indiana Department of Transportation received a $7.5 million Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on August 10, 2022. The funding supports the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to install safety upgrades at 12 railroad crossings along Norfolk Southern Railroad lines across multiple counties in Indiana, including Clinton County. Specifically, the grant will fund Project ST1001 to upgrade safety features at railroad...
The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded the Indiana Department of Transportation a $2.94 million Formula Grant on August 10, 2022 under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205). The grant funding will support railroad protection and safety upgrade projects at 12 railroad crossings along the Norfolk Southern Railroad in multiple counties in Indiana, including Clinton County. Specifically, the grant will fund installation of safety...
This $530,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (CFDA 20.327 - Railroad Crossing Elimination) will fund planning activities for a track relocation study in Manistee County, Michigan. The grantee, County of Manistee, will complete a project management plan, purpose and need statement, stakeholder coordination plan, existing conditions report, capital cost estimates, planning conceptual engineering package, and a final performance...
The Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $45,000,000 Project Grant under the Railroad Crossing Elimination (CFDA 20.327) program to the Idaho Department of Transportation to construct a highway interchange and highway-rail grade separation at the intersection of State Highway 53 and Pleasant View Road in Hauser, Idaho. The project will close three existing highway-rail grade crossings along a two-mile segment of the BNSF Railway, eliminating incidents with trains at those crossings. The...