This award will fund the design phase of the leeland road station improvement project

The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Potomac & Rappahannock Transportation Commission $2,791,554 on August 21, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund the design phase of the Leeland Road Station Improvement Project for Virginia Railway Express (VRE).

The award finances planning, design, and environmental work to expand the VRE Leeland Road Station platform to accommodate up to eight-car train consists, enhancing passenger capacity and operational efficiency by facilitating more efficient boarding and alighting. VRE will conduct all activities under the award. The place of performance is Virginia. The period of performance extends through November 30, 2027.

Activities

Activities include planning design and environmental work for an expanded VRE leeland road station platform.

Expected outcomes

The expanded platform will accommodate up to eight-car train consists and facilitate more efficient boarding and alighting enhancing both passenger capacity and operational efficiency.

Intended beneficiaries

VRE and VRE rail service passengers

Subrecipient activities

All activities in this award will be conducted by VRE.