This is a planning project and includes activities to evaluate alternatives for a grade separation at mckay avenue at-grade crossing in the city of alexandria, minnesota

The Federal Railroad Administration awarded County of Douglas, Minnesota $300,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Railroad Crossing Elimination program (CFDA 20.327) to conduct planning and technical analysis for grade separation alternatives at the McKay Avenue at-grade crossing in Alexandria, Minnesota, and to improve a nearby crossing on Geneva Road.

The recipient will prepare a project management plan describing implementation, monitoring, and delivery mechanisms to ensure the project stays on schedule and within budget. The county will conduct technical analysis and stakeholder engagement to develop concepts for separating the McKay Avenue crossing and improving the Geneva Road crossing. Work is performed in Alexandria, Minnesota, with performance concluding on February 29, 2028. The assistance type is a project grant, with $300,000 obligated. The program funds planning, environmental review, and design activities for highway-rail grade crossing improvement projects, including grade separation, closure, track relocation, protective devices and signals, and other safety improvements.

This project will develop concepts to separate this crossing and improve a nearby crossing on geneva road. The recipient will prepare a project management plan (PMP), that describes how the project will be implemented and monitored to ensure effective, efficient, and safe delivery of the project on time and within budget. The PMP will describe, in detail, the activities and steps necessary to complete the tasks outlined in this statement of work. The recipient will conduct technical analysis, stakeholder