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The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) received a $187,500 Project Grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Railroad Crossing Elimination program (CFDA 20.327), effective May 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2028. The award funds a feasibility study to evaluate the implementation of a new pedestrian and bicycle crossing at the Kensington MARC (Maryland Area Regional Commuter) Station in Kensington, Maryland. Deliverables include a Project Management Plan (PMP), a comprehensive Project Planning Package, and a Final Performance Report documenting project implementation, monitoring, and oversight mechanisms to ensure effective, efficient, and safe delivery within budget and schedule.

The project scope encompasses technical analysis, stakeholder outreach, and project planning activities designed to improve safety and mobility for residents and MARC rail service users traveling between Metropolitan Avenue and Howard Avenue in Kensington. As a planning and design study supported under the RCE program's eligible activities, this award advances the FRA's objectives to enhance transportation safety, improve mobility of people and goods, and provide community benefits through systematic evaluation of grade crossing improvements and multimodal connectivity enhancements.

Purpose

The award purpose is to conduct a feasibility study to evaluate a new pedestrian and bicycle crossing at the kensington marc station in kensington, maryland. 2.

Activities

Provide a document indicating how the project will be implemented and monitored to ensure effective, efficient, and safe delivery of the project on time and within budget. Conduct at technical analysis, stakeholder outreach, and other project planning activities, and prepare a project planning package which aligns with the PMP. 3. Deliverables expected outcomes: project management plan, project planning package, and final performance report.4. Intended beneficiary: the project is intended to benefit and significantly improve the safety and mobility of people between metropolitan avenue and howard avenue, improving the quality of life for the residents of kensington and the people that use the marc rail service. 5.