WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Monday that it has awarded more than $1.4 billion to projects that improve railway safety and boost capacity, with much of the money coming from the 2021 infrastructure law.
The projects include track upgrades and bridge repairs, in addition to improving the connectivity among railways and making routes less vulnerable to extreme weather.
“We’ve been fighting to return passenger trains to the Gulf Coast since it was knocked offline by Hurricane Katrina.
A project in Kentucky will receive $29.5 million to make improvements to 280 miles of track and other infrastructure along the Paducah and Louisville Railway.
And in Tennessee, $23.7 million will go to helping upgrade about 42 bridges on 10 different short-line railroads.
Persons:
—, Pete Buttigieg, Hurricane Katrina, Katrina, ” Sen, Roger Wicker, “ We’ve, Jim Mathews
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Locations:
Alabama , Louisiana, Mississippi, of Mexico, Gulf, Gulf Coast, Coulee, Washington, Kentucky, Paducah, Tennessee