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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in coordination with the District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT) in Washington, DC is issuing this notice to advise agencies and the public that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) will be prepared to assess the impacts of the proposed reconstruction of the Virginia Avenue Tunnel in Washington, DC. The tunnel is owned and operated by CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX), and is an integral feature of CSX's freight rail network that encompasses about 21,000 route miles of track in 23 states, the District of Columbia and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The tunnel's reconstruction requires FHWA approval due to temporary construction impacts to the Southeast Freeway (I-695) and use of I-695 air rights.
CHICAGO -- Railway executive Matthew Rose stood before fellow industry leaders, pointing to a map meant to tell the future of the U.S. rail freight network. It was drenched in red -- east to west, north to south. The blotches illustrated areas where, by 2035, traffic jams could be so severe trains would grind to a halt for days with nowhere to go.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Jan. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CSX Corporation will invest $2 billion to increase the quality, flexibility and capacity of its rail network, the company announced as part of its quarterly and full-year earnings report today. That's on top of the $1.8 billion the company invested in 2010, a year in which operating income was $3.1 billion. CSX believes in the ability of the U.S. economy to continue growing and is committed to supporting its customers as that occurs," said Michael J. Ward, CSX chairman, president and chief executive officer. "This is an important time for CSX and other companies to take stock in what we need to do together to drive growth and increase U.S. competitiveness in the global marketplace while creating jobs.
Without a great deal of fanfare, the Obama administration and Congress have laid the groundwork for a long-sought high-speed rail network. The president's stimulus bill contained $8 billion for high- speed rail and Congress just added $2.5 billion to that in the omnibus bill that wrapped up government funding for fiscal 2010.
The Maryland Transit Administration reported to federal officials carrying 18 million more bus riders than it did when submitting ridership data to the state in fiscal 2009. That discrepancy is revealed in a new state audit by the Department of Legislative Services. And that difference, along with difficulty in obtaining accurate counts of Metro and MARC rail riders -- also disclosed in the audit -- can complicate planning and budgeting for the state's network of bus, rail and other public transportation modes, transit advocates and lawmakers said.
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