Gov. Roy Cooper announced Thursday that the North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) has been awarded a $105.6 million grant from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement Program or CRISI. The funds will be used to enhance North Carolina’s rail infrastructure of the state’s busiest rail corridor, improving both passenger and freight services along the 317-mile Charlotte to Morehead City corridor.
The total project funding, including contributions from NCRR, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), and Norfolk Southern (NS), which holds the contract for freight services on the rail line, amounts to $170 million. In touting the news, officials say the grant is to yield $214.49 million in benefits for the public, including economic growth, safety enhancements, and environmental improvements.
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