The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (CFDA 20.326) program to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) on May 1, 2024. The purpose of this award is to support the development of a Service Development Plan (SDP) for a proposed intercity passenger rail corridor connecting Chicago, IL, to Milwaukee, WI, and extending to Green Bay, WI. Key deliverables include a Project...
This $458,982.49 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) will fund the replacement and rehabilitation of railroad signals, a bungalow, and other miscellaneous railroad infrastructure at the Leonard Street Soo Line Railroad crossing in West Salem, Wisconsin. The project, titled "V West Salem, Leonard Street Soo Line RR Xing 390920B RR OP/Replace Signals, Bungalow/Misc R/R", aims to improve railroad...
This is a $550,544.72 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) on September 11, 2024. The grant will fund a project to replace railroad signals, a bungalow, and other miscellaneous railroad-related repairs and replacements at the 18th Avenue Soo Line Railroad Crossing in Bangor, Wisconsin. The project involves location-specific work on approximately 0.080 miles of...
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), operating as Wisdot, received a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program (CFDA 20.326). The award will fund the development of a Service Development Plan (SDP) for improvements to the existing Hiawatha passenger rail service between Milwaukee, WI, and Chicago, IL. Key deliverables include a Project Performance Plan, existing...
This $310,175.91 Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) supports the "Watertown - Waupun WISC & Southern RR Xing 387632D RR Ops/Flashing Light Signals R/R - Railroad Contract" project in Wisconsin. The project involves railroad operations and railroad crossing improvements, including the installation of flashing light signals and pavement replacement at the crossing...
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation received a $149,551.12 Formula Grant award on February 2, 2021 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The funding supports the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205). Specifically, the grant funds will support the PROJECT TITLE: BLOOMER - BRUCE PROGRESSIVE RAIL XING 186023W RR OPS/SIGNAL INSTALLATION R/R project. This project involves installing railroad operations and signalization at a...
The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $757,219.32 under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205) on June 22, 2022 to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The funding will support railroad operations, safety, and infrastructure improvements at the Rose Street railroad crossing in Wisconsin. Specifically, the grant award will be used for signal and gate upgrades, as well as miscellaneous construction activities at the...
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation received a $1.29 million Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on June 15, 2022. The funding supports railroad operations, safety, and infrastructure improvements at the N 91st St crossing of the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad in Milwaukee under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205). Specifically, the grant funding will be used for railroad contract work...
This $377,550.04 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) was provided to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) on September 11, 2024. The grant funding will support a project to operate and replace railroad signals, bungalow, and miscellaneous railroad infrastructure at the 15th Avenue Soo Line railroad crossing in Bangor, Wisconsin. The project involves location, structure, and railroad...
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation was awarded $774,417.58 on October 28, 2022 through the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program administered by the Federal Highway Administration. The funding will support railroad crossing safety improvements at the intersection of US Highway 14 and the Spring Green-Madison, Wisconsin and Southern Railroad crossing number 391751U located in Wisconsin. Work will include replacing the existing crossing signal system and performing...