Strategic Regional Rail Infrastructure Investment Study
Triangle West TPO and Capitol Area MPO, have launched a joint study to investigate how to strategically approach increasing regional passenger and freight rail in the Triangle region. With the Southeast High Speed Rail project from Raleigh to Richmond starting construction on the first phase from Raleigh to Wake Forest and the recent announcement of the $105 million CRISI grant for rail improvements on the North Carolina Railroad (NCRR) and the Norfolk Southern (NS) routes there is a great deal of interest in expanding rail. This project aims to develop a review of all current and potential future projects that will support future passenger rail improvements. Among this projects goals is to match projects with potential federal, state and local funding sources and develop a critical path necessary to get improved regional passenger/freight rail. This project issued the Notice to Proceed in November of 2024 and expect to finish by end of June 2025.
Contact
For more information please contact
Filmon Fishastion- Transportation Planner