This project is located on and along rvsc operating area, which extends over 70 miles in the RIO grande valley region
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- 69A36526421570CRSTX
- Recipient
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RIO Valley Switching Co UEI YH3TWK4ESKK4
- Awarding agency
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Federal Railroad Administration
Department of Transportation
- Obligated
- $7,000,000
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 20.337
- Completion date 44% complete
- Funding
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- $5,250,000.00 Federal
- $1,750,000.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Texas, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
About this award
The Federal Railroad Administration awarded Rio Valley Switching Co seven million dollars on October 1, 2025, for railroad infrastructure improvements under a Project Grant. The recipient will improve approximately 50 miles of rail line within the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas, including the Mission Line (Milepost 0 to 42) and the Hidalgo Line (Milepost 0 to 8), both of which operate entirely within the Rio Grande Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization's urbanized area boundary. The Mission Line extends 42 miles west from Harlingen to Mission, Texas, where it interchanges with Union Pacific; the Hidalgo Line branches from Mission and runs southeast into Hidalgo. Performance spans from October 1, 2025, through February 29, 2028, across the Rio Valley Switching Company operating area, which encompasses over 70 miles of rail network in the Rio Grande Valley region.
Description
The line interchanges with union pacific in harlingen, texas. The planned improvements are located from milepost 0 to 42 on the mission line and from milepost 0 to 8 on the hidalgo line. The mission line begins in harlingen, TX and runs 42 miles west to mission, TX. The hidalgo line starts off the mission line in mission, TX and runs southeast into hidalgo. The mission and hidalgo lines are entirely within the urbanized area boundary of the RIO grande valley metropolitan planning organization.
Quick answers
Who received award 69A36526421570CRSTX?
69A36526421570CRSTX was awarded to RIO Valley Switching Co by Federal Railroad Administration (Department of Transportation) on October 1, 2025.
How much is award 69A36526421570CRSTX worth?
$7,000,000 has been obligated on 69A36526421570CRSTX: $5,250,000 in federal funding and $1,750,000 in non-federal funding.
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