FRA issues $1.24B for grade crossing elimination projects

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has allocated $1.24 billion across 91 grants to eliminate unsafe grade crossings and upgrade traffic signals.

Awarded via the 2025-2026 Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) competitive grant program, the funds will support projects across 37 states. Applicants can request funding for any project stage, from planning, design and environmental review to capital delivery. The FRA evaluates applications for project readiness, technical merit and project benefits, U.S. Department of Transportation officials said in a press release.

The following are among the top grant recipients:

• New York State Department of Transportation — $107.7 million for a grade separation between Roaring Brook Road and MTA Metro-North Railroad tracks
• Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board — $90.4 million for the Burlingame Broadway grade separation project in California
• Port Authority of Kansas City — $72 million for the Riverfront Rail Crossing Elimination project
• City of Blaine, Washington — $66.4 million to close a grade crossing, construct a grade separation and related road improvements
• City of Clovis, New Mexico — $65.2 million for one grade separation and to implement safety improvements at another crossing.