Fort Worth’s Tower 55 rail project has been awarded a $34 million competitive grant by the Department of Transportation. The project is being undertaken by TXDOT in partnership with BNSF Railway, Union Pacific Railroad, Amtrak, the City of Forth Worth, the North Central Texas Council of Governments, and the Fort Worth Transit Authority.
The Tower 55 Multi-modal Rail Improvement Project will lay new track, install sidings, and construct pedestrian crossings and overpass bridges to ease congestion and improve safety. It will create 700 jobs in the Fort Worth area.
More information can be found by visiting: http://www.dot.state.tx.us/news/047-2010.htm and http://hutchison.senate.gov/pr101510.html