The Department of Transportation has awarded an $18.5 million grant to the New York State Department of Transportation to ease freight and passenger congestion on Amtrak’s Empire Corridor near Syracuse.
The grant will go toward signal system upgrades, and track reconfiguration and upgrades. The project also includes upgrades to two passing tracks, one for use by freight traffic, and the other for use by passenger traffic.
The New York State Department of Transportation is contributing $4.6 million to the project, which is expected to start construction in 2015.
DOT pledges $18.5 million for Syracuse rail project
