Project Grant 69A36526420340RCEKS
- This $1,202,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration under the Railroad Crossing Elimination (CFDA 20.327) program will fund a comprehensive corridor study for the City of Emporia, Kansas. The study aims to identify improvements necessary to create a "sealed corridor" concept, which will enhance safety, mobility, and transportation efficiency within the city. Key activities include public engagement, conceptual design, and an...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded the City of Olathe Public Works a $2.25 million Project Grant on June 1, 2025, under the Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Program (CFDA 20.327) to improve railroad crossing safety along a 2.5-mile corridor in Olathe, Kansas. The project will examine and enhance crossings along the BNSF Emporia Subdivision from Woodland Road (north) to Dennis Street (south), encompassing eight at-grade crossings and one existing...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The City of Fort Wayne received a $29 million Project Grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Railroad Crossing Elimination program (CFDA 20.327), awarded February 1, 2026, with completion targeted for March 31, 2030. The award funds the elimination of a highway-rail grade crossing in Fort Wayne, Indiana through the construction of a grade-separated overpass bridge spanning the rail line, including retaining walls and sloped banks within...
- Summary The West Virginia Division of Highways received a $1.25 million Project Grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program (CFDA 20.327), awarded on May 1, 2025, with a completion date of January 31, 2027. The grant funds a comprehensive planning study to assess and address safety, mobility, and traffic delay concerns at six highway-rail at-grade crossings operated by CSX along a 38-mile corridor of WV-2 in Cabell and Mason Counties, West...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded $25 million under the Railroad Crossing Elimination program (CFDA 20.327) to the Rail Development Commission Ohio on October 1, 2025, for the South Court Street Grade Separation Project in Circleville, Ohio. This project will replace an existing at-grade railroad crossing with a grade separation on the Norfolk Southern Heartland Corridor through a collaborative partnership between the Ohio Rail Development...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The City of North Charleston received a $1.2 million Project Grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Program (CFDA 20.327), awarded on May 1, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of January 31, 2028. This grant funds a grade separation project that will eliminate the at-grade crossing between Rivers Avenue, a major six-lane arterial in North Charleston carrying over 20,000 vehicles daily, and an...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The City of Chattanooga received a $1,618,750 Project Grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program (CFDA 20.327), awarded on May 1, 2025, with a completion date of October 31, 2027. This grant funds project development activities to relocate Hamill Road under Norfolk Southern's railroad line, eliminating an at-grade crossing on the Cincinnati, New Orleans, and Texas Pacific Railway in the Hixson community. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded the City of Eau Claire, Wisconsin a $12.5 million Project Grant on July 1, 2025, under the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program (CFDA 20.327) to eliminate two at-grade crossings—one vehicle crossing and one pedestrian trail crossing—at the intersection of Galloway Street and the Union Pacific Railroad Line. The project will replace these at-grade crossings with a grade-separated overpass that reconnects two divided...
- The City of Horicon, Wisconsin received a $200,000 Project Grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Railroad Crossing Elimination program (CFDA 20.327) awarded October 1, 2025, with completion expected by January 31, 2027. The grant funds a planning and design phase project that will analyze existing highway-rail and pathway-rail grade crossings in Horicon and evaluate alternatives to improve safety, including closure, grade separation, and upgraded signals and protective...
- The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) received a $750,000 Project Grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Railroad Crossing Elimination program (CFDA 20.327), awarded May 1, 2025, with completion targeted by August 31, 2026. The primary deliverable is a comprehensive Omaha to Lincoln Rail Crossing Safety Improvement Plan that will conduct an in-depth study of 143 public railroad crossings across a five-county corridor along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe...
The City of Wellington, Kansas received a $13.87 million Project Grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Railroad Crossing Elimination program (CFDA 20.327), effective October 1, 2025, with a completion date of October 31, 2029. This grant funds the Wellington Sealed Corridor Project, which represents a grade crossing elimination or improvement initiative designed to enhance safety and mobility at highway-rail grade crossings in Wellington, Kansas. While specific project details are not detailed in the award documentation provided, the project aligns with FRA's authorized activities under the Railroad Crossing Elimination program, which may include grade separation construction (bridges, underpasses, tunnels), track relocation, crossing closure, installation or upgrade of protective devices and signals, and related planning and design work. The four-year project timeline and substantial funding level are consistent with major construction-phase projects typically supported by the program, which average $13 million to $52 million for such initiatives.Wellington Sealed Corridor Project Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $8.9m | 1/15/26 |