Union Pacific to invest $44.3M into Wyoming, Utah infrastructure

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
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Union Pacific plans to invest $44.3 million to improve its infrastructure in Wyoming and Utah this year. The company says its multi-million dollar private investments will enhance employee, community and customer safety and increase rail operating efficiency.

 

UP’s $28.5-million investment in Wyoming includes $25.9 million to maintain railroad track and $2.4 million to maintain bridges in the state. Key projects planned this year include a $7.6-million investment in the rail line between Cheyenne and Granite Canon to replace more than 13 miles of rail and a $2.6-million investment in the rail line between Rawlins and Rock Springs to replace nearly four miles of rail.

This year’s planned capital expenditure in Wyoming is part of an ongoing investment strategy. From 2011 to 2015, UP invested more than $164 million strengthening Wyoming’s transportation infrastructure.

UP’s $15.8-million investment in Utah includes $7.9 million to maintain railroad track and $7.8 million to maintain bridges in the state. Key projects planned this year include a $2-million investment in the rail line between Cedar and Mack, Colo., to replace almost three miles of curve rail; a $1.1-million investment in the rail line along the Lynndyl Subdivision south of Delta to replace almost two miles of curve rail and a $895,000 investment in the rail line along the Provo Subdivision north of Helper to replace more than one mile of curve rail.

This year’s planned capital expenditure in Utah is part of an ongoing investment strategy. From 2011 to 2015, UP invested more than $157 million strengthening Utah’s transportation infrastructure.

“We constantly evaluate our customers’ needs to make targeted investments that enhance our efficiency and deliver the goods American businesses and families use daily,” said Wes Lujan, Union Pacific vice president public affairs, Western Region. “Continuing to aggressively invest in our infrastructure is an important element in Union Pacific’s unwavering safety commitment.”

 

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