Union Pacific’s Missouri program targets $54M in work

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
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Union Pacific plans to invest $54 million in 2016 to improve its infrastructure in Missouri, which will enhance employee, community and customer safety and increase rail operating efficiency.

 

Union Pacific’s planned investment covers a range of initiatives including $38.7 million to maintain track and $15.5 million to maintain bridges in the state.

Key projects planned this year include a $9.6-million investment between Annapolis and Poplar Bluff to replace nearly 71,000 ties and install 29,000 tons of ballast and a $9.1-million investment between Valley Park, Pacific, Washington and Jefferson City to replace more than 70,000 ties and install 22,000 tons of ballast.

This year’s planned $54 million capital expenditure in Missouri is part of an ongoing investment strategy. From 2011 to 2015, Union Pacific invested nearly $195 million strengthening Missouri’s transportation infrastructure.

UP has announced investment plans in Louisiana, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, Arkansas, California and Texas this month as part of it’s 2016 plans to improve its lines across those states.

“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 Brenda Mainwaring, Union Pacific vice president public affairs, Southern Region. “Continuing to aggressively invest in our infrastructure is an important element in Union Pacific’s unwavering safety commitment.”

 

 

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