69A36526421740RCETX

THIS PROJECT FUNDS THE RECIPIENTS PLANNING AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES TO MOVE TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF AN AT GRADE RAIL CROSSING ON MCINTYRE ROAD BY WAY OF A GRADE-SEPARATED CROSSING STRUCTURE TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND CONNECTIVITY IN A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING AREA OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. THE AT-GRADE RAIL LINE IS OWNED BY THE DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT (DART) AGENCY AND IS CURRENTLY OPERATED BY DALLAS, GARLAND NORTHEASTERN (DGNO) RAILROAD.THROUGH A SEPARATE PROJECT IN THE RECIPIENTS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM, THE RECIPIENT IS IN THE PROCESS OF REALIGNING MCINTYRE ROAD TO CONNECT WITH A MAJOR EAST-WEST ROADWAY, WILMETH ROAD AS IDENTIFIED IN THE RECIPIENTS MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN. WILMETH ROAD IS CURRENTLY A FOUR-LANE DIVIDED ARTERIAL WITH THE ABILITY TO BE WIDENED TO SIX LANES WHEN WARRANTED BY TRAFFIC VOLUMES. THE REALIGNMENT OF MCINTYRE WILL INITIALLY BE TWO LANES ADJACENT TO THE RAIL CROSSING BUT WILL BE EXPANDED TO FOUR LANES WHEN THE DEVELOPMENT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FUTURE WILMETH ROAD OCCURS, WHICH IS EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS. THE NEW DESIGN WILL INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR SIDEWALKS ON EACH SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. DESIGN OF THE WILMETH MCINTYRE ROAD REALIGNMENT PROJECT STARTED IN EARLY 2024 WITH CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN IN 2026.

City Of Mckinney, Texas

THE RCE PROGRAM PROVIDES A FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TO FUND HIGHWAY RAIL OR PATHWAY RAIL GRADE CROSSING IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE SAFETY AND MOBILITY OF PEOPLE AND GOODS WHICH WILL IMPROVE AMERICAN RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENHANCE RAIL SAFETY IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF COMMUNITIES ELIMINATE HIGHWAY RAIL AND PATHWAY RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS THAT ARE FREQUENTLY BLOCKED BY TRAINS AND REDUCE THE IMPACTS THAT FREIGHT MOVEMENT AND RAILROAD OPERATIONS MAY HAVE ON UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

20.327 - Railroad Crossing Elimination

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) [DOT]

Collin, Texas United States

County-Wide

FY23-24 Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program (FR-RCE-24-001)