The proposed corridor would provide a new service connecting fayetteville with raleigh, NC, with intermediate stops at lillington and fuquay-varina, NC, using an existing alignment.using service…

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 North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Rail Division to develop a Service Development Plan (SDP) for a proposed passenger rail corridor connecting Fayetteville and Raleigh, North Carolina, with intermediate stops in Lillington and Fuquay-Varina.

The SDP development process will include creating a project performance plan, reviewing existing planning materials, developing a statement of work, an approved project schedule, and a project budget. The ultimate outcome of this project will be the necessary groundwork to complete a full SDP for the proposed corridor, which aims to serve the Fayetteville and Raleigh-Cary metropolitan areas as well as rural communities in between. The award was made on March 15, 2024, with a target completion date of May 31, 2026.

The proposed corridor would provide a new service connecting fayetteville with raleigh, NC, with intermediate stops at lillington and fuquay-varina, NC, using an existing alignment.using service development plan (SDP) SOW framework, the corridor sponsor will develop aproject performance plan (task 1.1), existing planning and development materials (task 2.1),statement of work (task 2.2), approved project schedule (task 2.3), approved projectbudget (task 2.4). The outcome of this project will be the project description for CID step 2, toperform the necessary work to complete an SDP. The proposed corridor would serve thefayetteville and raleigh-cary metro areas and rural communities in between.