Tier II Environmental Impact Statement
The states of North Carolina and Virginia propose incremental improvements to intercity passenger rail service between Washington, DC and Charlotte, NC. Further information is available on the project website: www.sehsr.org
. A Tier-1 EIS
was completed to select the Southeast High Speed Rail corridor. An implementation plan was created in October 2002 to give an overview of upcoming activities along the different segments of that selected corridor.
The FRA, North Carolina and Virginia initiated a Tier II EIS for the section of the corridor from Petersburg, VA to Raleigh, NC. Notice of Intent
(39kb/pdf) In February 2006, the Tier II EIS was extended to Richmond, VA in a second notice of intent
(45kb/pdf).
With the state of Virginia, the FRA has also initiated a Tier I EIS to address corridor options from Richmond, VA to Hampton Roads (via Williamsburg to Newport News, VA and via Petersburg to Norfolk, VA). Notice of Intent
(37kb/pdf)
