North Carolina Receives Stimulus Funding for High Speed Rail
On January 28th, North Carolina received $545 million to support incremental improvements in the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor (SEHSR) After these upgrades, the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor, a nearly 500-mile route, will allow trains to travel between Charlotte and Washington, D.C. at top speeds of up to 90-110 miles per hour and an average speed of 86 mph. North Carolina's DOT conducted public hearings concerning this corridor in May 2009 and is continuing efforts to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for an even higher speed future corridor. The DOT is considering rail-with-trail segments as possible components of this future high speed corridor. In North Carolina, development of these rail-with-trail (RWT) segments will not be done by the State but will have to be undertaken by local governments and/or private groups. North Carolina Rail-Trails (NCRT) is supportive of RWT and stands ready to provide a variety of technical support and consultation to these local efforts. Please click HERE to see press releases and links to the SEHSR program.
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