FRA extends application deadline for passenger-rail corridor ID program

The Federal Railroad Administration has extended its application deadline to March 27 for its new Corridor Identification and Development Program, according to a notice filed yesterday in the Federal Register.

The reason for the extension is because of a technical issue preventing applications from being received by the earlier deadline of March 20, the notice states.

In December 2022, the FRA put out a call for proposals for intercity passenger-rail corridors as part of the new program. Created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the program will guide the development of new intercity passenger-rail services pegged to help bolster economic growth.

Going forward, the FRA will use the program as the primary means for guiding financial support and technical assistance toward projects that would establish new intercity passenger-rail corridors or those that would improve existing services.