The proposed corridor would extend the existing state-supported amtrak northeast regional service between washington, D.C., and roanoke, VA, with an extension to bristol, VA.the proposed corridor…

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program (CFDA #20.326) to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) to develop a Service Development Plan (SDP) for a proposed passenger rail corridor extension. The corridor would expand existing Amtrak Northeast Regional service between Washington, D.C. and Roanoke, VA, with an extension to Bristol, VA. The SDP will include a project performance plan, existing planning materials, statement of work, project schedule, and budget. This project will produce the necessary documentation to advance the corridor to the Corridor Identification (CID) Step 2 process, enabling further planning and development activities. As the designated FTA grant recipient in Virginia, DRPT will leverage its expertise to effectively manage and oversee the execution of this grant award.

The proposed corridor would extend the existing state-supported amtrak northeast regional service between washington, D.C., and roanoke, VA, with an extension to bristol, VA.the proposed corridor would provide new service on existing alignments. Using service development plan (SDP) SOW framework, the corridor sponsor will develop a project 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 project budget (task 2.4). The outcome of this project will be the project description for CID step 2, to perform the necessary work to complete an SDP. The proposed corridor would serve the washington, DC, charlottesville, lynchburg, roanoke, blacksburg-christiansburg, and kingsport-bristol metro areas, as well as rural communities in between.