Project Grant 060106045

The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) was awarded a $20 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program. The grant will fund conceptual engineering, preliminary engineering, and National Environmental Policy Act requirements to double-track approximately 12 miles of single-track rail segments in Pierce County, Washington. This work will reduce...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (CFDA 20.325 - Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements) provides $135,106,600.00 to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to fund project development, final design, and construction activities for various track, signal, grade crossing, and bridge improvements on the Inland Route Corridor, along the Boston-Albany Line and the Worcester Line between Worcester...

The County of Chatham received a $4,675,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration under the Railroad Crossing Elimination (CFDA 20.327) program. The grant funds planning and preliminary engineering activities for three sub-projects aimed at improving rail freight movement in and out of the Port of Savannah while reducing impacts on the public. The sub-projects include: 1) Constructing a new wye connection, new lead, and improvements to the...

This $3,500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.534 - Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending) will fund preliminary engineering for a new rail yard shelter construction and a concept study for pedestrian improvements at the O'Hare Transfer Station. The award recipient, Northeast Illinois Railroad Co. (dba Metra Metropolitan Rail), will use the funds to enhance passenger facilities at the Edgebrook...

The City of Chesapeake, Virginia will receive a $20.34 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration to construct a roadway overpass at Freeman Avenue over the Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad. The project aims to eliminate an at-grade railroad crossing to improve overall transportation system reliability and safety. It will create continuous traffic flow along Freeman Avenue, reducing...

The Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $5,405,500.00 Project Grant under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program to the Port of Pasco, WA to construct an approximately 6,100-foot lead track and associated utility work. This project will enable BNSF Railway to provide rail service to current and future tenants of the Reimann Industrial Center, which is operated by the Port of Pasco via a land lease with BNSF. The grant was awarded on March 1, 2024...

The Hancock County Port & Harbor Commission, doing business as Port Bienville Railroad Co, received a $6,997,981.78 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (CFDA 20.823). The grant funding will be used to construct a new rail storage yard at the Port Bienville facility, adding approximately 130 additional storage spaces through the installation of two sets of storage tracks and a new rail...

This $23,500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program (CFDA 20.326) will fund planning, preliminary engineering, and environmental review activities to support the future final design and construction of a bridge replacement project. The key products and services to be delivered include: Completing planning, preliminary engineering, and National Environmental...

The Blacklands Railroad, Inc. was awarded a $15,886,036.75 Project Grant by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program (CFDA 20.325). The funding will be used to: (1) refurbish the main track, (2) construct three interchange sidings at Overton, TX, (3) construct one unit train siding at Henderson, TX, and (4) purchase operations, maintenance-of-way, and signal equipment to achieve and maintain FRA Class 2...

The Little Rock Port Authority (LRPA) was awarded a $9,577,362 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program. The grant will fund infrastructure improvements to LRPA's operations from November 2022 to April 2025. Specifically, the grant will add sidings, tracks, and an engine maintenance facility to improve efficiency, reliability, and safety as LRPA anticipates 2500 additional annual...