Authorizes DOT to award such grants for new fixed guideway capital projects and
core capacity improvement projects for both public transportation and intercity passenger rail service.
The Secretary shall establish and implement a pilot program to demonstrate whether innovative project development and delivery methods or innovative financing arrangements can expedite project delivery for certain meritorious new fixed guideway capital projects and core
capacity improvement projects.
Mr Grayling said: «Ministers promised us
big capacity improvements, less overcrowding, and a better reason for people to leave their cars at home and take the train - all by 2010.
While the transmission plan is still officially underway, the window in which it makes sense to undertake the upgrades seems to be closing, due to a combination of
energy capacity improvements, strong local opposition and competing goals in the state's future energy plan.
In either case because Governor Cuomo has established goals for more renewables the source of the power from these
transfer capacity improvements should be addressed.
If we achieved
the capacity improvements of RP2, how could we justify the cost of HS2 on top?
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has received $ 55 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration for safety and
capacity improvements to intercity passenger rail routes.