Miles SmithAmerica’s passenger rail system is getting a massive economic boost.
More than $1 billion in federal funding is being made available this week for projects to expand and modernize intercity passenger rail transportation.
The new funding is being made available through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration’s Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program. The program excludes projects located on the Northeast Corridor.
Applications for the funding opportunity are due by 11:59 p.m. Dec. 16.
Eligible projects under the Fed-State National Program include those that expand or establish new intercity passenger and high-speed rail service, improve the performance of existing service and/or replace or rehabilitate rail infrastructure, DOT says.
Projects improving intercity passenger rail safety, reliability, performance, including any associated project planning elements—such as environmental review and final design—are all eligible for funding.
“This additional funding through Fed-State National will further expand intercity passenger and high-speed rail services across the nation,” FRA Administrator Amit Bose says.
This funding builds on $8.2 billion in grants announced last December for 10 passenger rail projects located throughout the country.
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