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3/16/2010
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North Carolina awards freight-rail project contracts
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On March 10, North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue announced the N.C. Department of Transportation awarded 30 contracts totaling $165.9 million for rail and highway projects, including eight funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The bids received on all 30 projects came in 10.5 percent, or about $19.5 million, below DOT estimates.
The rail projects include the replacement of two existing bridges over Norfolk Southern Railway lines in Statesville. The DOT awarded a $3 million contract to Dane Construction. Work is scheduled to begin by March’s end and conclude in September 2011.
In addition, 5.6 miles of track will be installed from a North Carolina Railroad Co. line to a Global TransPark industrial park near Kinston. The DOT awarded a $14.3 million contract to Hinkle Contracting Co. L.L.C. Construction is scheduled to begin by March’s end and conclude in November 2011.
The rail projects include the replacement of two existing bridges over Norfolk Southern Railway lines in Statesville. The DOT awarded a $3 million contract to Dane Construction. Work is scheduled to begin by March’s end and conclude in September 2011.
In addition, 5.6 miles of track will be installed from a North Carolina Railroad Co. line to a Global TransPark industrial park near Kinston. The DOT awarded a $14.3 million contract to Hinkle Contracting Co. L.L.C. Construction is scheduled to begin by March’s end and conclude in November 2011.
