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DOT Digest: Alaska Railroad Receives FRA Grant for Rail/Highway Bridge to Military Training Area
Contact: Steve Kulm
Telephone: 202-493-6024
Friday, August 01, 2008 (Washington, D.C)
Alaska Railroad Receives FRA Grant for Rail/Highway Bridge to Military Training Area. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is awarding $44.2 million to the Alaska Railroad for a dual use railroad/highway bridge over the Tanana River to the U.S. military’s Joint Tanana Training Complex. The bridge, which is part of the Northern Rail Extension project, is part of the new 80-mile rail line from North Pole to Delta Junction. The grant funds are to be used to advance existing designs to contract-ready engineering documents; complete filings for all necessary permits; obtain required rights-of-way; build construction staging areas; and begin construction of the bridge and connecting roadways. However, no funds may be spent for construction purposes until all environmental review work is completed. The funds are from the FY 2008 Department of Defense Appropriations Act and were transferred to FRA to administer. Contact: Steve Kulm 202-493-6024.
BTS Releases State Transportation Statistics 2007. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), has released State Transportation Statistics 2007(STS) – a 140-page reference guide to transportation data by state. The fifth annual STS covers data on infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, and energy and environment. To find STS 2007 on the BTS website, go to http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/ To order a copy of the State Transportation Statistics 2007, contact BTS by phone at 1-800-853-1351, by e-mail at orders@bts.gov or by mail at Product Orders, RITA/Bureau of Transportation Statistics, USDOT, 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E., Room E36-109, Washington, DC 20590. STS 2007 can also be obtained by going to the BTS website at www.bts.gov and ordering copies using the “Products” link. Contact for non-orders: Dave Smallen 202-366-5568.
BTS Issues Transportation Statistics Annual Report. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), has released the Transportation Statistics Annual Report (TSAR) 2007. This congressionally mandated report, which represents the 13th such report issued by BTS, presents and analyzes data on travel, freight movement, system extent and condition, the economic performance of transportation, safety, energy, and the environmental consequences of transportation. To order a copy of the Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2007, contact BTS by phone at 1-800-853-1351, by e-mail at orders@bts.gov or by mail at Product Orders, RITA/Bureau of Transportation Statistics, USDOT, 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E., Room E36-109, Washington, DC 20590. TSAR 2007 can also be obtained by going to the BTS website at www.bts.gov and ordering copies using the “Products” link. Contact for non-orders: Dave Smallen 202-366-5568.
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