Project Grant FRLRI003512

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $2.5 million Project Grant to the Port Authority of Kansas City, Missouri on April 1, 2025, under the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program (CFDA 20.327). The grant funds a comprehensive study to develop and assess access and alignment alternatives for five at-grade rail crossings in Kansas City—three on Lydia Avenue and two on 1st Street. The project will deliver National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation and preliminary...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded the City of Olathe Public Works a $2.25 million Project Grant under the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program (CFDA 20.327) on June 1, 2025, with a completion deadline of January 31, 2029. This award funds a comprehensive safety improvement project along a 2.5-mile corridor of the BNSF Emporia Subdivision in Olathe, Kansas, extending from Woodland Road (north) to Dennis Street (south). The project will address nine at-grade railroad crossings and...

Rail Safety Improvement Project Summary The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) $432,658.18 under the Railway-Highway Crossings Program (CFDA 20.285) on February 2, 2026, to fund rail safety improvements at the Highway K railway-highway crossing (DOT 375541N) in Cula, Livingston County, Missouri. This formula grant supports the completion of safety infrastructure enhancements designed to reduce hazards and fatalities at the public grade...

The federal Project Grant award by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program (CFDA 20.325) will fully replace the Curtis Creek Bridge and the Ghost Hollow Creek Bridge with steel and concrete structures. The $3,611,769 award to Burlington Junction Railway (BJRY) will bring the bridges to a state of good repair, reduce roadway congestion, decrease diesel fuel consumption by 500,000 gallons annually starting in...

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation was awarded a $20,012,578 project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration on November 1, 2022 to improve infrastructure, enhance operations, and increase safety on the Kansas City Southern Railway network in Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Funded through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program, the grant will support modernizing track and structures to current freight rail standards...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) a $34.5 million Project Grant on June 1, 2025, under the National Infrastructure Investments program (CFDA 20.933) to reconstruct Norfolk Southern's Grand River Bridge in Brunswick, Missouri. The project involves replacing the main channel crossing with a ballast-deck steel superstructure and raising the low-chord elevation of the spans approximately 5 feet or more by...

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $894,211.70 Formula Grant under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to the Missouri Department of Transportation on June 26, 2023. The grant will fund the City of Kansas City, Jackson County Trolley Trail Connector Segment 2 project, which involves constructing a multi-use trail from 95th Street to Prospect Avenue along the Blue River. As a sub-awardee, the City of Kansas City's Charles B. Wheeler...

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...

The Missouri Department of Transportation was awarded a $1.17 million formula grant from the Federal Highway Administration on November 28, 2022. The grant funding will support the rehabilitation of Missouri State Route 291 North bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad, located 1.2 miles north of Ruth Ewing Road and 0.2 miles south of Leonard Street in Clay County, Missouri. The grant was awarded under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), which provides federal...

This $1,324,325 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants program) will fund the construction of a bicycle track on the east side of Grand Blvd from 2nd St to 3rd St in Missouri. The project aims to increase safety and accessibility for pedestrian and cycle users, connecting the planned Grand Boulevard Pedestrian Bridge to the existing Grand Boulevard bike facilities. The construction is...