The state is receiving $1.6 million through the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program to improve and modernize Michigan’s intercity passenger rail service. The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration awarded the grant funds to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for the Michigan Accelerated Rail Bridge Reconstruction Project. The proposed project will fund preliminary engineering and preparation of National Environmental Policy Act documents for a proposed program of rebuilding five deficient bridge structures located on the MDOT-owned segment of the rail corridor between Kalamazoo and Dearborn. The corridor is used by Amtrak’s Wolverine and Blue Water services and Norfolk Southern Railroad freight trains. The project would allow the state to avoid future bridge closures, improve reliability, and increase load ratings and the work is necessary to maintain existing speeds and trip times on the segment. Amtrak and MDOT will provide a 25% match.
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