Cooperative Agreement FRTEC001617

This $3,799,999,824 federal Project Grant award, provided by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program (CFDA 20.326), funds a multi-year infrastructure project known as the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP). The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include: Construction of a new Hudson River tunnel between New York and New Jersey Rehabilitation of the existing North River tunnel under the Hudson River...

This $3.9 million project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) will fund grade crossing safety improvements along the Metro-North Hudson and Harlem rail lines in Putnam and Dutchess Counties, New York. Specifically, the New York State Department of Transportation as awardee will upgrade or replace existing at-grade crossing warning systems and reconstruct five railroad crossings and...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $430,711,053 Project Grant under the Railroad Development (CFDA 20.314) program to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) for the Hudson Yards Concrete Casing (HYCC-3) project. This project is a key element of the Gateway Program, a regional and national initiative to preserve and improve current rail services and create new capacity to double passenger train service on the Northeast Corridor between Newark, NJ and Penn Station,...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) a Project Grant of $307.4 million on October 1, 2025, to fund the comprehensive design and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) activities for a full replacement railroad structure crossing. The project encompasses design progression from preliminary (15%) through final (100%) design phases, with ultimate completion targeted for April 30, 2030. The design effort will be guided by two...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded the New York State Department of Transportation $3.26 million under the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program (CFDA 20.327) on October 1, 2025, to plan and complete preliminary engineering and environmental work for a highway-rail grade separation on Roaring Brook Road in New Castle, New York. The project will deliver comprehensive planning, preliminary engineering design, and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation necessary to...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Federal Railroad Administration under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program (CFDA 20.326), will fund a $1,826,027,558 project to comprehensively rehabilitate 19 miles of the Amtrak-owned Hell Gate Line connecting New York Penn Station and New Rochelle, New York. The project will include upgrading signal systems, rehabilitating four bridges, constructing four new interlockings and five new power substations,...

This $612,000 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) will support a project titled "Lower Hudson Transit Link-System Integrator" for the New York State Department of Transportation. The project will involve the detailed design, development, and commissioning of a new decision support system, including training, transition planning, engineering, and technical documentation for the configuration of integration for...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded $55 million to the Connecticut Department of Transportation on June 1, 2025, under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program (CFDA 20.326) to complete project development, environmental review, and final design for comprehensive rail infrastructure improvements on the New Haven Line. The project scope includes reconstruction of seven rail overpass bridges, track realignment and superelevation...

The New York Department of Transportation was awarded a $21.92 million project grant from the Federal Highway Administration on August 27, 2021 under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The grant funding will support the Harlem Line Safety Improvements project to upgrade or replace existing at-grade crossing warning systems and reconstruct rail infrastructure along the Harlem Line in New York. The Highway Planning and Construction program aims to assist states in...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded the City of Port Jervis a $199,500 Project Grant under the Railroad Crossing Elimination program (CFDA 20.327) on May 1, 2025, to construct an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-accessible pedestrian railroad crossing connecting Fowler Street to 4th Street. The project will deliver a safe grade crossing facility featuring an active pedestrian gate, ADA-accessible ramps, detectable warning surfaces, flangeway fillers, and appropriate Manual...