Trinity Railway Express track project receiving $7 million in federal funds

Written by jrood

cleveland-cincinnati_DRAFT_012510 Dallas Area Rapid Transit and the Trinity Railway Express will receive nearly $7.2 million in federal funds to help complete the construction of a five-mile section of double-track rail line between West Irving and CentrePort/DFW Airport stations. The funds are from the Federal Railroad Administration's 2009 appropriation for passenger rail service.  

That
section of the TRE corridor is currently single-tracked, which limits the
number and frequency of trains. By adding the second track more trains,
including Amtrak passenger trains, can operate in the corridor. Such a move
potentially eases congestion on other North Texas rail corridors currently used
by Amtrak.

 

The
federal funds represent almost half of the budget for the $14.4-million
project. DART is scheduled to issue invitations for bid in February and award a
construction contract in late spring/early summer. Construction is scheduled to
be complete in summer 2011.

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