Monday, December 11, 2023

$1M grant for passenger rail routes

BATON ROUGE, La. - The U.S. Department of Transportation will allocate $1M in Corridor Identification and Development Program funding to the Southern Rail Commission to support further planning and development of passenger rail routes, including $500,000 for the Mobile to New Orleans (Amtrak) corridor and $500,000 for the I-20 corridor between Meridian, Miss. and Forth Worth, Texas. 

The Louisiana DoT was separately awarded a grant of $500,000 for the Baton Rouge to New Orleans corridor. (Biz New Orleans 12/11/23) Southern Rail Commission Receives Federal Funding for Passenger Rail Corridors - Biz New Orleans

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