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Ohio Rail Development Commission: continued grade-crossing work, federal grant wins and two passenger-corridor studies
Summary
Director Dietrich told the committee ORDC is focusing on grade crossing safety, rail development grants and leveraging state funds to win federal construction grants; the commission is advancing two FRA passenger-corridor planning efforts (the "3 C and D" corridor and Cleveland–Toledo–Detroit).
Director Dietrich, speaking for the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC), told the House Transportation Committee the commission is continuing a slate of safety and development projects that leverage modest state funds to attract substantially larger federal and private investments.
Dietrich said Ohio has an extensive rail network—more than 5,000 active rail line miles, served by about 40 operating railroads—and that rail provides both freight benefits and community impacts. He told the committee there are roughly 5,600 public grade crossings in Ohio, about 70% of which have active warning devices; the commission averages dozens of reportable crossing incidents annually and continues to prioritize safety improvements.
On federal grants, Dietrich said the commission has been successful winning Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement (CRISI) program grants: the commission…
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