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NEW! Aerial Photos of Corridor
Now Available Online
Virginia
North Carolina
February, 2008 Maps are available through this web site for both Virginia and North Carolina. With this feature you now can determine the general location of the three alignments under study and their proximity to houses, businesses, or other property. To view a particular map, you will need to click through a series of increasingly detailed map layers to arrive at the map of interest. To go to these maps, first select the state you are interested in above.
Aerial photography in Virginia provided by VA Geographic Information Network (2002). Aerial photography in North Carolina provided by NC Department of Transportation (Vance County, 2002; Franklin, Wake, and Warren Counties, 2004).
The Summit: High Speed Rail for the East Coast (555k PDF) Summary of October 22, 2007 Event.
December 6, 2007
New Vision for Intercity Rail Unveiled
>News Release
>Executive Summary
>Full Report
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Project Status
Fieldwork Between Richmond and Petersburg is Progressing
Janaury 15, 2008 Field teams have been working in the Richmond to Petersburg corridor since April, 2007 collecting baseline data on wetlands and streams, archaeological sites, historic resources, and fresh water mussel habitat. Initial fieldwork is complete with more detailed work about to begin. To see more detail on this ongoing work click here.
Railroad and Highway Design Work Continues Along Corridor
January 15, 2008 Railroad and highway design work continues between Richmond, Virginia and Raleigh, North Carolina. To see more detail on this work click here.
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| Projected Milestones: |
| August 2009 |
Complete Draft EIS, Richmond to Raleigh |
| December 2009 |
Public Hearings ( times/locations to be announced) |
| July 2010 |
Complete Final EIS |
| December 2010 |
Record of Decision from Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) & Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), with one Decision Document for Rail Project, another for the Trail Concept. |
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Other Corridor Activities
Richmond to Hampton Roads Passenger Rail Study ( R2HR )-Tier I EIS-Ongoing
-The R2HR Draft EIS (Tier I) is undergoing modifications resulting from FRA comments. Hearing times/locations will be posted as they are finalized.
Charlotte, NC to Macon, GA–Further Studies-Ongoing
-The Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina Departments of Transportation are continuing to evaluate the overall suitability and costs of developing high speed passenger train service between Charlotte, NC and Macon, GA.
GDOT is overseeing work by the Volpe Center to: 1) recommend rail top speeds and technologies that balance potential ridership and revenues with infrastructure and operating costs; 2) forecast ridership over at least a 25 yr. time horizon; 3) assess whether operating revenues might exceed operating costs and infrastructure maintenance costs; 4) compare this corridor’s performance with similar rail corridors in other regions; and 5) determine other quantifiable economic impacts of high speed rail corridor investments.
The environmental planning process may appear lengthy. However, it insures that every effort has been made to prevent negative impacts to the human and natural environment, while planning the SEHSR project in a cost-sensitive and safe manner that meets the needs of the traveling public.
Please see Project History for further information regarding this process.
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