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FRA names Heartland Flyer extension to Corridor ID; KDOT, Amtrak and FRA outline steps toward service
Summary
Federal Railroad Administration officials told a Kansas rail caucus the Heartland Flyer extension was selected for the CID program; FRA will fund Step 1 scoping (up to $500,000) while KDOT, Amtrak and BNSF coordinate a service development plan and pursue federal grants and possible state funding changes under Senate Bill 349.
Federal Railroad Administration officials and Amtrak representatives told a rail caucus meeting in Topeka that Kansas's Heartland Flyer extension was selected for the FRA's Corridor ID (CID) program and is advancing toward scoping and project development.
"KDOT will utilize up to $500,000 of federal with no match required to scope out the development of an SDP," Paulo Kato, FRA South Central project manager, said while outlining the CID program's three-step path from scoping to preliminary engineering and environmental clearances. Kato said FRA expects to obligate the Step 1 grant agreement "next month" and hold biweekly meetings with KDOT to finalize the statement of work and grant elements.
The CID program, created under the bipartisan infrastructure law, is intended to produce a prioritized pipeline of intercity passenger rail projects ready for further federal funding. Kato told the caucus that 69 corridors across 44 states were selected and that the program is intended to move projects from…
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