The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $2,121,215,100 Project Grant to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program (CFDA 20.326). The grant will fund the Susquehanna River Bridge (SRB) Replacement Project in Maryland, which includes final design and construction to replace the current two-track bridge with two new fixed, two-track bridges. This will expand capacity, increase reliability, and provide...
This $23,500,000 federal Project Grant award from the Federal Railroad Administration's 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 project will replace the current bridge structure and expand the capacity from two to four tracks to accommodate increased intercity and commuter rail volume, as...
The Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $3,799,999,824 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (CFDA 20.326) Project Grant to the Gateway Development Commission on September 2, 2024. The grant funding will support three key elements of the Hudson Tunnel Project: 1) construction of a new Hudson River tunnel between New York and New Jersey, 2) rehabilitation of the existing North River tunnel, and 3) utility relocation work for the Long Island Rail Road's Emergency Services...
The $155.6 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration, under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500), will support New Jersey Transit Corporation's Portal North Bridge Project. Funding will cover necessary site work, land improvements, and professional services to replace the existing bridge with a new two-track fixed structure bridge and realign rail lines. This project aims to improve reliability and allow longer,...
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $1,577,314,971 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (CFDA 20.326) grant to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to fund the East River Tunnel Rehabilitation (ERT) project in New York. The project includes final design and construction to completely rehabilitate Lines 1 and 2 of the ERT, remediating damage from Superstorm Sandy and returning the tunnels to a state of good repair. This will ensure passenger...
This $578,510,007.00 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the National Railroad Passenger Corporation Grants program (CFDA 20.315) supports Amtrak in maintaining safe and efficient national passenger rail operations. The award funds critical activities that sustain intercity passenger rail service across Amtrak's Northeast Corridor (NEC) and National Network (NN) routes, including long-distance and...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), under the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Grants program (CFDA 20.315), provides $513,352,125 in funding to Amtrak to maintain safe national passenger rail operations, pursue activities supporting efficient intercity passenger rail service, and comply with federal operating requirements in the Northeast Corridor (NEC) and outside the National Network. The award period is from October 1, 2024 to...
This $25,024,479 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.500 - Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program) supports the ongoing Portal North Bridge project of the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit). The funding will be used for all necessary site work and special work to increase the capacity of guideways and stations, which will improve reliability and allow NJ Transit to operate longer and higher capacity trains...
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $5,115,273,927 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (CFDA 20.326) Project Grant to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) on November 1, 2024. The grant funding will support Phase I of a program to design and construct a new tunnel, named the Frederick Douglass Tunnel, to replace the aging Baltimore Potomac (B&P) Tunnel in Baltimore, Maryland. The new tunnel project will include the construction of two...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration under the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Grants program (CFDA 20.315), provides $18,351,521.00 in support for the Northeast Corridor Commission's efforts to modernize and improve the Northeast Corridor rail system. The award, with a period of performance from August 1, 2024 to November 1, 2029, will promote collaboration, transparency, and accountability...