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Use existing routes with upgrades/extensions
Use existing route, simple upgrades
Total Award: 69 (noice) that I counted multiply by $500,000 = $34,500,000
Remember that the Corridor ID program is money the indicated people can use to do a required study for ultimately asking to be in the next grant of the Fed-State National. Just because these people are handed the money for the study DOES NOT MEAN that a rail project will be funded by the Fed-State National program.
Total awarded amount by the FRA as directed by the President: $8,220,497,586
Also note this excluded explicitly funding already earmarked for Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) and Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) as required by law. Things inside the RCE and CRISI are mandatory spending line items.
Thanks for the breakdown. Can't wait to see the eventual rail improvements, I'm glad to see my home state in the list multiple times.
AZ desperately needs one going in-between Phoenix and Flagstaff. Not that a route between Phoenix and Tucson isn't good it's just that there is so little options for going up north right now.
I have what is basically classified as a moped because I'm cheap and gas is expensive and I can get to Tucson from Phoenix in about an hour and a half longer than driving. I can't even go north reasonably because the state says the option for crappier vehicles is some overlong scenic route that makes going from Phoenix to Flagstaff be an extra 100+ miles.
Maybe this isn't true with newer models but I thought mopeds had really bad fuel efficiency?
I'm basically using a 2 stroke chainsaw motor and I get around 20 miles per liter on a 40-1 oil mix
So basically ~0.32 liters per 10km, that's nice!
No love for Connecticut.
Thanks. Missed that.
I was a bit curious and found more details in Wikipedia. It can be difficult to really understand the impact of what can appear to be smaller changes for huge money, but the important part is ….
On the line from Hartford to Springfield improvements including more double-tracking are
This line not only connect two important medium sized cities in the region but carries traffic north to Vermont
Ironic given that "Connect" is even in the name! ... Unless they cut it.
I'll see myself out...