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Railway-Highway Crossings - Antiquated equipment projects

The Railway-Highway Crossings (Section 130) Program funds the elimination of hazards at railway-highway crossings, including the replacement of antiquated equipment.

Projects are solicited annually from local road authorities, railroads and MnDOT districts.

Criteria used in project selection for antiquated equipment

  • Railroad Priority
  • Exposure
  • Cost participation over required minimum 10%

What’s been selected?

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How the projects scored

Last updated April 1, 2024

Score Operator District County/City Crossing Location Year Planned (FY) Amount Awarded Comments
15 UP 6 Rice 14th St NE 2025 $250,000 None
15 TCWR M Carver Market Blvd 2025 $250,000 None
15 SOO M Hennepin Winnetka Ave N 2025 $250,000 None
15 SOO M Hennepin Boone Ave 2026 $250,000 None
15 PGR M Dakota Lone Oak Rd 2026 $250,000 None
15 WCL 1 St Louis Canosia Rd 2026 $250,000 None
15 BNSF 4 Otter Tail CSAH 51 2026 $250,000 None
15 TCWR 8 Mc Leod Hennepin Ave N 2027 $250,000 None
14 BNSF M Ramsey Energy Park Dr 2024 $250,000 None
14 EE 7 Rock US 75 2025 $250,000 None
14 BNSF 8 Yellow Medicine South St 2026 $250,000 None
13 UP 7 Watonwan West Rd 2024 $250,000 None
13 WC 1 St Louis Town Line RD 2024 $250,000 None
13 WC 1 St Louis Unity Dr 2024 $250,000 None
13 OTVR 4 Otter Tail Friberg Ave 2024 $250,000 None
13 SOO 3 Stearns CSAH 13 2024 $250,000 None
13 DME 7 Brown 20th St S 2025 $250,000 None
13 WCL 1 St Louis CSAH 133 2025 $250,000 None
13 BNSF 1 Pine Oak St 2025 $250,000 None
13 UP 6 Rice 3rd St W 2026 $250,000 None
13 SOO 4 Otter Tail MN 78 2026 $250,000 None
13 WCL 1 St Louis N 40th Ave W 2026 $250,000 None
13 BNSF 3 Benton 4 1/2 St NE 2026 $250,000 None
13 CN 2 Roseau CSAH 13 2027 $250,000 None
13 BNSF 4 Wilkin CSAH 22 2027 $250,000 None
12 TCWR 8 Mc Leod Chandler Ave N 2024 $250,000 None
12 RCPE 8 Lyon 210th Ave 2025 $250,000 None
12 PGR M Hennepin Penn Ave S 2025 $250,000 None
12 BNSF 8 Yellow Medicine 2nd St N 2025 $250,000 None
12 TCWR 8 Mc Leod Prior St 2026 $250,000 None
12 PGR M Dakota 110th ST W 2026 $250,000 None
12 DME 6 Olmstead Center Ave 2027 $250,000 None
12 RCPE 8 Lincoln Tyler St 2027 $250,000 None
12 RCPE 8 Lincoln N Center St 2027 $250,000 None
11 PGR M Dakota Holyoke Ave 2024 $250,000 None
11 NPR 2 Marshall S Main St 2024 $250,000 None
11 SOO 3 Stearns Washburne Ave 2025 $250,000 None
11 WCL 1 Lake Scenic Dr 2025 $250,000 None
11 WCL 1 St Louis MN 37 2025 $250,000 None
11 BNSF 4 Clay 100th St S 2025 $250,000 None
11 UP 6 Rice W 2nd St 2026 $250,000 None
11 SOO 4 Becker Willow ST 2026 $250,000 None
11 MNN 2 Roseau University Ave 2026 $250,000 None
11 OTVR 4 Otter Tail 170th Ave 2026 $250,000 None
11 OTVR 4 Otter Tail W Summit Ave 2026 $250,000 None
11 BNSF 1 Itasca 7th Ave SE 2026 $250,000 None
11 UP 7 Martin Main St E 2027 $250,000 None
11 SOO M Hennepin Broadway Ave 2027 $250,000 None
11 PGR M Dakota Azalea Way 2027 $250,000 None
11 BNSF 8 Pipestone 2nd St NE 2027 $250,000 None
11 BNSF 8 Pipestone Judd St 2027 $250,000 None
11 OTVR 4 Clay Oak Way 2027 $250,000 None
10 TCWR 8 Mc Leod MN 15 2024 $250,000 None
10 DME 6 Winona Freemont St 2024 $250,000 None
10 OTVR 4 Otter Tail Mill St 2024 $250,000 None
10 UP 7 Le Seuer Montgomery Ave SE 2025 $250,000 None
10 PGR M Hennepin W 102nd ST 2025 $250,000 None
10 BNSF 3 Benton Main St W 2025 $250,000 None
10 MNNR M Ramsey Otter Lake Rd 2026 $250,000 None
10 TCWR 8 Mc Leod Pryor Ave N 2027 $250,000 None
10 SOO 4 Otter Tail E Main St 2027 $250,000 None
10 MNNR M Ramsey N Cleveland Ave 2027 $250,000 None
9 SOO 3 Wright Birch Ave 2025 $250,000 None
9 TCWR 8 Chippewa Lac Qui Parle Ave 2026 $250,000 None
9 UP 6 Rice W St Olaf Ave 2026 $250,000 None
8 BNSF 8 Meeker 708th Ave 2024 $250,000 None
8 DME 8 Lyon E Center St 2024 $250,000 None
8 OTVR 4 Otter Tail Cascade St 2024 $250,000 None
8 MNN 2 Roseau MN 11 2026 $250,000 None
7 BNSF 8 Meeker 4th St S 2024 $250,000 None
7 DME 8 Lyon 4th St 2024 $250,000 None
7 UP 7 Martin Guide St 2025 $250,000 None
7 PGR M Hennepin Queen Ave S 2025 $250,000 None
7 SOO 2 Marshall Minnesota Ave 2027 $250,000 None
7 BNSF 2 Marshall 3rd St 2027 $250,000 None
7 BNSF 8 Yellow Medicine 9th Ave 2027 $250,000 None
6 BNSF M Hennepin Zachary La 2024 $250,000 None
6 MPLI 7 Sibley 1st Ave 2024 $250,000 None
5 TCWR 8 Chippewa 72nd St SW 2026 $250,000 None
5 DME 7 Faribault 2nd Ave NW 2027 $250,000 None
4 BNSF 2 Marshall 5th St 2025 $250,000 None
3 SOO 4 Douglas Kensington Ave 2025 $250,000 None
3 BNSF 3 Morrison 1st Ave N 2027 $250,000 None
3 BNSF 8 Pipestone 140th Ave 2027 $250,000 None
2 SOO 4 Douglas Central Ave 2025 $250,000 None
2 BNSF 2 Marshall 400th St NW 2025 $250,000 None
1 SOO 2 Red Lake CSAH 1 2025 $250,000 None

View more detailed 2021 scores (Excel)

Score Operator District County/City Crossing Location Year planned (FY) Amount Awarded Comments
15 PGR M Hennepin Lyndale Ave South 2023 $250,000 None
15 BNSF 2 Polk 2nd Ave NE 2023 $250,000 None
15 TCWR M Carver W 78th ST 2023 $250,000 None
13 TCWR M Carver Market Blvd 2023 $250,000 None
13 SOO 4 Douglas 6th Ave 2023 $250,000 None
13 WC 1 St Louis Britt Rd 2023 $250,000 None
13 OTVR 4 Otter Tail Friberg Ave 2023 $250,000 None
13 UP 7 Watonwan West Rd 2024 $250,000 None
13 UP 6 Rice 14th St NE 2024 $250,000 None
12 BNSF 2 Clearwater CSAH 2 2023 $250,000 None
11 TCWR M Carver Chanhassen Rd 2023 $250,000 Partially funded with state funds, priority given to crossings with MnDOT facilities
11 SOO 4 Douglas 8th Ave E 2023 $250,000 None
11 SOO 4 Douglas N Mc Kay Ave 2023 $250,000 None
11 NPR 2 Marshall S Main St 2024 $250,000 Partially funded with state funds, priority given to crossings with MnDOT facilities
10 BNSF 2 Clearwater Clearwater Ave SW 2023 $250,000 None
10 WC 1 St Louis Iron Junction Rd 2023 $250,000 None
10 OTVR 4 Otter Tail Mill St 2024 $250,000 None
9 PGR 6 Rice Dresden Ave 2023 $250,000 None
8 BNSF 2 Polk S Johnson Ave 2023 $250,000 None
8 WC 1 St Louis Hill Rd 2023 $250,000 None
8 UP 7 Le Sueur Montgomery Ave SE Not Selected $250,000 Waiting for UP response before programming
8 TCWR 8 Chippewa CSAH 15 2024 $250,000 None
8 OTVR 4 Otter Tail Cascade St 2024 $250,000 None
7 PGR M Dakota Holyoke Ave 2024 $250,000 None
7 WC 1 St Louis Town Line RD 2024 $250,000 None
7 WC 1 St Louis Unity Dr 2024 $250,000 None
6 BNSF 3 Morrison 100th Ave 2022 $250,000 None
6 BNSF M Hennepin Zachary La 2024 $250,000 None
6 BNSF M Ramsey Energy Park Dr 2024 $250,000 None
6 DME 6 Winona Freemont St 2024 $250,000 None
5 UP 7 Martin Guide St Not Selected $250,000 None
4 BNSF 2 Beltrami 3rd St SW 2023 $250,000 None
4 TCWR 8 Mc Leod Chandler Ave N 2024 $250,000 None
4 DME 8 Lyon E Center St 2024 $250,000 None
3 BNSF 8 Meeker 4th St S 2024 $250,000 None
3 DME 8 Lyon 4th St 2024 $250,000 None
2 BNSF 8 Meeker 708th Ave 2024 $250,000 None
2 TCWR 8 Mc Leod MN 15 2024 $250,000 Partially funded with state funds, priority given to crossings with MnDOT facilities

View more detailed 2020 scores (Excel)

Score Operator District County/City Crossing Location Year planned (FY) Amount Awarded Comments
15 SOO M Saint Paul W Larpenteur Ave 2020 $230,000 None
15 MNRR M Chanhassen Lyman Blvd 2021 $230,000 None
15 DMIR 1 Saint Louis County N Cloquet Rd 2022 $230,000 None
15 SOO M Vadnais Heights Ramsey County Highway 96 2022 $230,000 None
15 BNSF 3 Benton County Halfway Cro NW 2022 $230,000 None
15 BNSF 8 Lyon County  County Road 9/1st St 2021 $230,000 None
15 MNNR M Minneapolis E 35th St Not Selected $0 Replaced with another location
14 SLLX 1 Duluth N 40th Ave E 2021 $230,000 None
14 BNSF 1 McGregor Aitkin County Highway 8 2022 $230,000 None
13 UP 6 Albert Lea Margaretha Ave 2022 $230,000 None
13 TCWR M Chaska Bavaria Rd 2021 $230,000 None
13 BNSF 3 Monticello Highway 25 / Pine St Not Selected $230,000 None
13 SOO 3 Wright County Wright County Highway 37 2022 $230,000 None
13 PGR M Eagan Yankee Doodle Rd 2022 $230,000 None
12 BNSF 3 Clear Lake Market St 2021 $230,000 None
11 UP M Dakota County 170th St W 2022 $230,000 None
11 CN 2 Roseau County Birch Dr N 2020 $230,000 None
11 MNNR M Arden Hills 10th St NW 2021 $230,000 None
11 PGR M Richfield W 77th St 2021 $230,000 None
11 TCWR 8 Olivia Highway 71 2021 $230,000 Partially funded with state funds, priority given to crossings with MnDOT facilities
11 PGR M Eagan Red Pine Lane 2022 $230,000 None
11 SLLX 1 Duluth S 60th Ave E 2021 $230,000 None
11 BNSF 8 Marshall Highway 19/W College Dr 2022 $230,000 Partially funded with state funds, priority given to crossings with MnDOT facilities
11 UP 6 Glenville Central Ave S 2022 $230,000 None
11 SOO 6 Goodhue County Flower Valley Rd 2022 $230,000 None
11 TCWR 8 Plato Mcleod Ave S 2022 $230,000 None
10 DMIR 1 Saint Louis County Swan Lake Rd 2020 $230,000 None
10 DME 7 Waseca 4th St Sw 2020 $230,000 None
10 MNNR M Roseville Victoria Ave N 2020 $230,000 None
10 MNNR M New Brighton Old Hwy 8 2022 $230,000 None
10 BNSF 4 Morris E 6th St 2021 $230,000 None
9 UP 6 Albert Lea Hammer Rd 2022 $230,000 None
9 PGR M Bloomington W Old Shakopee Rd 2021 $230,000 None
9 DME 6 Owatonna State Ave 2022 $230,000 None
8 BNSF 1 Hinckley Lawler Ave S 2021 $230,000 None
8 SOO 4 Detroit Lakes Main St 2022 $230,000 Partially funded with state funds, priority given to crossings with MnDOT facilities
7 UP 6 Dundas Hester St Not Selected $230,000 Cancelled by UP
7 BNSF 3 Isanti County 367th Ave NE 2020 $230,000 None
7 BNSF 3 Verndale Farwell St 2020 $230,000 None
7 BNSF 3 Verndale S Brown St 2020 $230,000 None
7 TCWR 8 Renville County 250th St 2020 $230,000 None
7 BNSF 1 Hinckley Pine County 61 2021 $230,000 None
7 TCWR M Cologne Highway 284/S Paul Ave 2021 $230,000 Partially funded with state funds, priority given to crossings with MnDOT facilities
7 BNSF 4 Wilkin County Highway 9 2022 $255,000 Partially funded with state funds, priority given to crossings with MnDOT facilities
7 SOO 6 Winona Louisa St 2022 $230,000 None
5 UP 6 Faribault 14th St NE 2024 $230,000 None
5 SOO 6 Winona 5th St 2020 $230,000 None
5 SOO 6 Winona Mankato St 2020 $230,000 None
5 BNSF 1 Itasca Highway 6 2021 $230,000 Partially funded with state funds, priority given to crossings with MnDOT facilities
5 DME 6 Saint Charles Highway 74/Whitewater Ave 2021 $230,000 Partially funded with state funds, priority given to crossings with MnDOT facilities
5 MNNR M Little Canada Country Dr Not Selected $0 None
4 PGR M Bloomington Normandale Blvd 2020 $230,000 Railroad indicated that this crossing is a priority
4 BNSF 4 Wilkin County Highway 9 2022 $255,000 Partially funded with state funds, priority given to crossings with MnDOT facilities
4 BNSF 3 Morrison County 100th Ave Not Selected $0 None
4 BNSF 3 Aitkin County Aitkin County Highway 28 Not Selected $0 None
4 SOO 4 Carlos Douglas County Highway 13 Not Selected $0 None
3 SOO 4 Douglas County 39th Ave N Not Selected $0 None
3 DME 6 Owatonna Pine Ave Not Selected $0 None
3 MNNR M Roseville Walnut St Not Selected $0 None
3 SOO 6 Goodhue County Ski Rd Not Selected $0 None
2 SOO 3 Maple Lake Birch Ave Not Selected $0 None
1 SOO 4 Barrett Grant County Highway 21 Not Selected $0 None
1 DME 8 Revere Redwood County Highway 127 Not Selected $0 None
1 DME 8 Tracy E Center St Not Selected $0 None
1 DME 6 Mower County 270th St Not Selected $0 None
1 TCWR 8 Stewart Prior St Not Selected $0 None

View more detailed 2019 scores (Excel)

Score Operator District County/City Crossing Location Year planned (FY) Amount Awarded Comments
15 SOO M Saint Paul W Larpenteur Ave 2020 $230,000 None
15 MNNR M Minneapolis E 35th St 2021 $230,000 None
15 DMIR 1 Saint Louis County N Cloquet Rd 2022 $230,000 None
15 SOO M Vadnais Heights Ramsey County Highway 96 2022 $230,000 None
15 BNSF 3 Benton County Halfway Cro NW 2022 $230,000 None
14 NSSR 1 Duluth N 40th Ave E 2021 $230,000 None
14 BNSF 1 McGregor Aitkin County Highway 8 2022 $230,000 None
13 UP 6 Albert Lea Margaretha Ave 2022 $230,000 None
13 TCWR M Chaska Bavaria Rd 2021 $230,000 None
13 BNSF 3 Monticello Highway 25 / Pine St 2022 $230,000 Partially funded with state funds, priority given to crossings with MnDOT facilities
13 SOO 3 Wright County Wright County Highway 37 2022 $230,000 None
13 PGR M Eagan Yankee Doodle Rd 2022 $230,000 None
12 BNSF 3 Clear Lake Market St 2021 $230,000 None
11 UP M Dakota County 170th St W 2022 $230,000 None
11 CN 2 Roseau County Birch Dr N 2020 $230,000 None
11 MNNR M Arden Hills 10th St NW 2021 $230,000 None
11 PGR M Richfield W 77th St 2021 $230,000 None
11 TCWR 8 Olivia Highway 71 2021 $230,000 Partially funded with state funds, priority given to crossings with MnDOT facilities
11 PGR M Eagan Red Pine Lane 2021 $230,000 None
11 NSSR 1 Duluth S 60th Ave E 2021 $230,000 None
11 BNSF 8 Marshall Highway 19/W College Dr 2022 $230,000 Partially funded with state funds, priority given to crossings with MnDOT facilities
11 UP 6 Glenville Central Ave S 2022 $230,000 None
11 SOO 6 Goodhue County Flower Valley Rd 2022 $230,000 None
11 TCWR 8 Plato Mcleod Ave S 2022 $230,000 None
10 DMIR 1 Saint Louis County Swan Lake Rd 2020 $230,000 None
10 DME 7 Waseca 4th St Sw 2020 $230,000 None
10 MNNR M Roseville Victoria Ave N 2020 $230,000 None
10 MNNR M New Brighton Old Hwy 8 2021 $230,000 None
10 BNSF 4 Morris E 6th St 2021 $230,000 None
9 UP 6 Albert Lea Hammer Rd 2022 $230,000 None
9 PGR M Bloomington W Old Shakopee Rd 2021 $230,000 None
9 DME 6 Owatonna State Ave 2022 $230,000 None
8 BNSF 1 Hinckley Lawler Ave S 2021 $230,000 None
7 UP 6 Dundas Hester St 2022 $230,000 None
7 SOO 4 Detroit Lakes Main St 2021 $230,000 None
7 BNSF 3 Isanti County 367th Ave NE 2020 $230,000 None
7 BNSF 3 Verndale Farwell St 2020 $230,000 None
7 BNSF 3 Verndale S Brown St 2020 $230,000 None
7 TCWR 8 Renville County 250th St 2020 $230,000 None
7 SCXY 1 Hinckley Pine County 61 2021 $230,000 None
7 SOO 2 Winger Minnesota Ave 2021 $230,000 None
7 TCWR M Cologne Highway 284/S Paul Ave 2021 $230,000 Partially funded with state funds, priority given to crossings with MnDOT facilities
7 BNSF 4 Wilkin County Highway 9 2022 $255,000 Partially funded with state funds, priority given to crossings with MnDOT facilities
7 SOO 6 Winona Louisa St 2022 $230,000 None
5 UP 6 Faribault 14th St NE 2022 $230,000 None
5 SOO 6 Winona 5th St 2020 $230,000 None
5 SOO 6 Winona Mankato St 2020 $230,000 None
5 BNSF 1 Itasca Highway 6 2021 $230,000 Partially funded with state funds, priority given to crossings with MnDOT facilities
5 SOO 3 Maple Lake Oak Ave 2021 $230,000 None
5 DME 6 Saint Charles Highway 74/Whitewater Ave 2021 $230,000 Partially funded with state funds, priority given to crossings with MnDOT facilities
5 MNNR M Little Canada Country Dr Not Selected $0 None
4 PGR M Bloomington Normandale Blvd 2020 $230,000 Railroad indicated that this crossing is a priority
4 BNSF 4 Wilkin County Highway 9 2022 $255,000 Partially funded with state funds, priority given to crossings with MnDOT facilities
4 BNSF 3 Morrison County 100th Ave Not Selected $0 None
4 BNSF 3 Aitkin County Aitkin County Highway 28 Not Selected $0 None
4 SOO 4 Carlos Douglas County Highway 13 Not Selected $0 None
3 SOO 4 Douglas County 39th Ave N Not Selected $0 None
3 DME 6 Owatonna Pine Ave Not Selected $0 None
3 MNNR M Roseville Walnut St Not Selected $0 None
3 SOO 6 Goodhue County Ski Rd Not Selected $0 None
2 SOO 3 Maple Lake Birch Ave Not Selected $0 None
1 SOO 4 Barrett Grant County Highway 21 Not Selected $0 None
1 DME 8 Revere Redwood County Highway 127 Not Selected $0 None
1 DME 8 Tracy E Center St Not Selected $0 None
1 DME 6 Mower County 270th St Not Selected $0 None
1 TCWR 8 Stewart Prior St Not Selected $0 None