TxDOT submits four applications for TIGER grants

The Texas Department of Transportation submitted four applications to the U.S. Department of Transportation, requesting more than $93.8 million in federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery discretionary grant money to advance rail and highway projects across the state. TxDOT is requesting grant money for three rail projects: $9.6 million to rehab the South Orient Railroad line from Sulphur Junction to Fort Stockton, $10 million to build additional track and make other rail improvements at the Port of Corpus Christi and $21.3 million for the multi-state Sunbelt Rail Rehabilitation project to upgrade the Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad, Kiamichi Railroad and Texas Northeastern Railroad lines in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. The department is a co-applicant with Arkansas and Oklahoma on the SunbTxDOT submits four applications for TIGER grants The Texas Department of Transportation submitted four applications to the U.S. Department of Transportation, requesting more than $93.8 million in federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery discretionary grant money to advance rail and highway projects across the state. TxDOT is requesting grant money for three rail projects: $9.6 million to rehab the South Orient Railroad line from Sulphur Junction to Fort Stockton, $10 million to build additional track and make other rail improvements at the Port of Corpus Christi and $21.3 million for the multi-state Sunbelt Rail Rehabilitation project to upgrade the Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad, Kiamichi Railroad and Texas Northeastern Railroad lines in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. The department is a co-applicant with Arkansas and Oklahoma on the Sunbelt Rail Rehabilitation project. Applications were selected based on the TIGER program criteria and how well they would compete nationally for a limited amount of funding, said Phil Wilson, TxDOT executive director. "The agency is committed to providing a safe and efficient multi-modal transportation system, one with a sophisticated rail component designed to improve mobility, reduce congestion and drive economic development across the state," Wilson added. elt Rail Rehabilitation project. Applications were selected based on the TIGER program criteria and how well they would compete nationally for a limited amount of funding, said Phil Wilson, TxDOT executive director. "The agency is committed to providing a safe and efficient multi-modal transportation system, one with a sophisticated rail component designed to improve mobility, reduce congestion and drive economic development across the state," Wilson added.