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Pelham Bay Drawbridge Replacement

This forum will be for issues that don't belong specifically to one NYC area transit agency, but several. For instance, intra-MTA proposals or MTA-wide issues, which may involve both Metro-North Railroad (MNRR) and the Long Island Railroad (LIRR). Other intra-agency examples: through running such as the now discontinued MNRR-NJT Meadowlands special. Topics which only concern one operating agency should remain in their respective forums.

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Pelham Bay Drawbridge Replacement

  by Jeff Smith
 
I'm putting this here because it eventually will be used by MNRR as well: FRA.DOT.GOV
New York – Pelham Bay Bridge Replacement (Up to $58,272,368)

The proposed project includes final design of the Pelham Bay Bridge Replacement Project, which will replace the existing 115-year-old two-track, movable span structure in the Bronx, NY, with a new two-track bridge. The new bridge will support 70-mph speeds (an increase from 45 mph), reduce bridge openings by 70 percent, and improve reliability. Only used by intercity passenger and freight trains today, upon completion of the Penn Station Access project, the bridge will serve intercity, commuter, and freight trains. Amtrak will provide $14,568,092 in matching funds.

Consistent with the Inventory and NOFO, this Major Capital Project was Highly Rated and is therefore eligible for a Letter of Intent. Following selection, FRA intends to issue a Letter of Intent to the recipient for up to $514,537,632 toward construction of this project. The Letter of Intent announces FRA’s intention to obligate an amount to the project from future available funding following satisfactory completion of project development lifecycle stages and a subsequent application and selection under a future FSP-NEC Program NOFO.
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