The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced $2.4 billion in funding for more than 120 rail projects across 41 states, in an effort to shore up the country’s rail infrastructure and increase freight capacity.
“Today’s investments in our rail systems reflect the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to building a stronger, safer, and more resilient transportation network,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in an October 29 news release. “Each project advances a future where our supply chains are stronger, passenger rail more accessible, and freight movement safer and more efficient.”
The funds from the USDOT include $26.5 million for improvements to the Colonel’s Island Terminal railyard at the Port of Brunswick in Georgia, $21.6 million to rebuild and rehabilitate 34 miles of tracks in Eastern Arizona, and $67 million to add 17,200 feet of new tracks and upgrade paving at Michigan’s Livernois Intermodal Facility, and replace diesel gantry cranes with hybrid and fully electric cranes in Detroit. Projects in other states will expand rail connections at ports, replace aging bridges, and add modern locomotives to train fleets.
