The proposed corridor would connect winston-salem, NC, with raleigh, NC, with intermediate stops atgreensboro, burlington, durham, and cary, NC, complementing the existing state-supported…

The North Carolina Department of Transportation Rail Division received a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program (CFDA 20.326). The funding will be used to develop a Service Development Plan (SDP) for a proposed passenger rail corridor connecting Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Burlington, Durham, Cary, and Raleigh, North Carolina. Key deliverables include a project performance plan, existing planning materials, a statement of work, a project schedule, and a project budget. The SDP will serve as the foundation for a future Capital Investment Decision (CID) Step 2 project to further develop and potentially implement the proposed rail corridor improvements. The award has a performance period from March 2024 to May 2026.

The proposed corridor would connect winston-salem, NC, with raleigh, NC, with intermediate stops atgreensboro, burlington, durham, and cary, NC, complementing the existing state-supported piedmontand carolinian services. The proposed corridor would also include new frequencies, improvements toreliability, and new stations. Using service development plan (SDP) SOW framework, the corridorsponsor will develop a project performance plan (task 1.1), existing planning and developmentmaterials (task 2.1), statement of work (task 2.2), approved project schedule (task 2.3), approvedproject budget (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 the winston-salem, greensboro-high point, burlington, durham-chapel hill, and raleigh-cary metro areas.