Greenfield rail line improvements underway

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
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Greenfield, Ohio

The Greenfield Rail Line Improvement Project commenced in June 2015 with the contractor, Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, working to improve the bridges, crossings, rail and signals along 29.5 miles of railroad from Greenfield to Midland, Ohio.

 

The project comes with a price tag of about $4 million and is largely funded by a $2,625,78-grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA), with supplemental grants from the state of Ohio, county and local support.

The project is expected to create 94 jobs, save 765 jobs and leverage $14 million in private investment.

“The village of Greenfield is grateful to the EDA and the various state agencies who are supporting this project,” said City Manager Ron Coffey. “In addition, the Highland County Commissioners, Highland County Engineer, village of Leesburg and several employers have contributed towards making this project a reality.”

HDR Engineering is the project engineer and Balfour Beatty was awarded the contract in March.

The project is expected to be be completed by the end of 2015.

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