May 10, 2011 - 9:02am
Proposed Richmond-Raleigh high speed rail line receives $4m from Federal Railroad Admin to finalize study
* Study will finalize environmental work and will include updated revenue/ridership forecasts
* Lays groundwork for construction of future high speed rail line that will have 80 MPH+ average and 110 MPH top speed
* Raleigh-Richmond shortcut will save nearly 2 hours off of trip time between Raleigh and Washington, DC
* Brings us closer to future east coast rail network and improved connections to the Northeast Corridor
For more information about the business case for high speed rail in our region and the southeast:
Visit: letsgetmoving.org/connectingthecapitals
For more information about this week's $4m project award, see links below:
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