NCDOT awards contract for rail connection

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor

The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) awarded a $10.2-million grading contract to C.M. Lindsay & Sons, Inc., to create a new 2.4-mile single-track railroad connection in Robeson County.

 

When the grading contract is complete, CSX will construct the new track and railroad signals. The project will connect the CSX A-line (north-south railroad line) and CSX SE-line (east-west rail line) just north of Pembroke. 

This new connection will allow freight trains a direct connection between Wilmington, Fayetteville and points north.

The new line will bypass Pembroke to the north, alleviating freight congestion and creating a safer and more efficient route for both general freight trains and military equipment moves that frequently travel through the area.

Work is expected to begin in late September and is scheduled to be completed in May 2018.

 

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