NEC Future
All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
COMPLETE
COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
07/12/2017
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED
SECTOR
Surface Transportation
CATEGORY
Project Category
DOT Projects
LEAD AGENCY
Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration
Description:
NEC FUTURE is the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) comprehensive plan for the Northeast Corridor (NEC) from Washington, D.C., to Boston, MA. Through NEC FUTURE, the FRA has determined a long-term vision and investment program for the NEC, and completed a Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). See the Record of Decision for a description of this vision, referred to as the Selected Alternative. The FRA will work with the NEC Commission, as well as states and railroads, on service development planning in support of this vision. The NEC, the rail transportation spine of the Northeast region, is a key component of the region's transportation system and vital to its sustained economic growth. Today, the 457-mile NEC —anchored by Washington, D.C.'s Union Station in the south, New York's Pennsylvania Station in the center, and Boston's South Station in the north—is one of the most heavily traveled rail corridors in the world. The NEC is shared by intercity, commuter, and freight operations and moves more than 365 million passengers and 14 million car-miles of freight per year. The NEC faces serious challenges, with century-old infrastructure, outdated technology, and inadequate capacity to meet current or projected travel demand. With similar capacity issues on the region's highways, and some of the most congested airports in the nation, the Northeast's economic future could be hampered by transportation constraints. NEC FUTURE creates a framework to address these challenges and defines the investments needed to improve passenger rail capacity and service through 2040 and beyond.
https://www.fra.dot.gov/necfuture/ see the 2017 Record of Decision and read about the next-steps for the project.
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