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,...
The Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $1,600,000.00 Project Grant to the City of Crawfordsville, Indiana on May 1, 2025 under the Railroad Crossing Elimination (CFDA 20.327) grant program. The grant funds the planning and development phase of a project to study the elimination of an existing at-grade railroad crossing on Market Street in Crawfordsville. The project aims to complete the necessary planning and development activities to enable the city to apply for future funding to...
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 City of Arnold, Missouri was awarded a $950,000 Project Grant from the Federal Railroad Administration under the Railroad Crossing Elimination (CFDA 20.327) federal grant program. The award will fund activities to identify feasible alternatives for closing all three at-grade crossings in the city. The recipient will prepare a project management plan, conduct technical analysis and stakeholder outreach, and develop a project planning package. The project aims to improve safety and mobility at...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $3,750,000 Project Grant under the Railroad Crossing Elimination (CFDA 20.327) federal grant program to the Butler County Transportation Improvement District (TID) in Ohio. The grant will fund two major activities: (1) advancing project development documentation, including preliminary engineering design, project cost estimates, and environmental reviews, for the Symmes Road grade separation; and (2) evaluating...
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 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...
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 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...