This $2,430,066,178 federal Project Grant awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (CFDA 20.326) program will fund the design and construction of four infrastructure projects to increase railroad capacity and expand intercity and commuter passenger rail service along the corridor between Washington, DC and Richmond, VA.
The key components of the project include: adding two tracks through southwest Washington, DC with a new two-track railroad bridge over the Potomac River to Arlington, VA; constructing three sections of a third mainline track for use as passing sidings in Prince William, Stafford, and Spotsylvania Counties; and completing a separate project to construct a fourth track with an improved boarding platform through the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) L'Enfant Station in Washington, DC. These infrastructure improvements, which are part of the Transforming Rail in Virginia program's Phase 2, aim to enhance regional rail connectivity and service for the traveling public.
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