U.S. Allocates $1.24 Billion to Advance Railroad Crossing Elimination in 37 States

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On October 30, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), through the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) grant program, awarded 91 grants totaling $1.24 billion to 37 states to eliminate highway-rail conflicts, close grade crossings, and upgrade railway signal systems.

The largest single grant, $72 million, was awarded to the Port Authority of Kansas City to eliminate three grade crossings at once through a grade separation project in Kansas City, Missouri. The Texas Department of Transportation received $46 million to build an overpass carrying RM 2871 over the Union Pacific Railroad in Fort Worth, eliminating highway-rail traffic conflicts and improving emergency response routes. The city of Nampa, Idaho, received $43 million to advance the Robinson Road and Greenhurst Road overpass projects.

The Georgia Department of Transportation received $31.7 million to upgrade the connection between railway warning systems and roadway traffic signals at approximately 31 high-risk crossings. The city of Marana, Arizona, received $6.4 million for planning and preliminary design of the Tangerine Road and Interstate 10 overpass. St. Louis County, Minnesota, received $1.7 million to assess four grade crossings on the Canadian National Railway main line and develop long-term safety improvements.

This round of RCE grants is part of the federal railway safety investment portfolio. In early October 2026, the FRA had just awarded $2.3 billion through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant program, covering 105 projects in 45 states and the District of Columbia and involving more than 2,000 miles of track upgrades.