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Rail News
The MPO is under contract with consultants, Carter & Burgess, to conduct a Local Rail Economic Feasibility and Location Study. A wide variety of rail options was evaluated in the Bryan/College Station area. From a choice of 24 options, it was eventually narrowed down to three corridors, one in Burleson County along the Brazos River, one along SH 47 and one along the existing tracks called the Downtown Detour. In April 2002, the MPO Policy Committee endorsed option #12-2 (Downtown Detour) and all MPO Policy Committee entities endorsed the selected option with Resolutions of Support. The Consultants completed the Major Investment Study (MIS) in August 2002 and the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) was received by the MPO in April 2004. The Draft EA was reviewed by MPO staff and forwarded to TxDOT and FHWA for their reviews. The Federal response came that further study would have to be completed on the project before a final decision could be made. The consultants responded by addressing the comments and the document was forwarded to TxDOT and FHWA again for further review. The final EA hopefully should be made available to the public sometime during 2008. For more information, please call (979) 260-5298 or check out the Timeline of all MPO rail events for details on the rail study to date. |
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