Louisville & Indiana obtains CRISI grant for Ohio River bridge project

Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC) has been awarded a matching grant of $6.5 million to fund improvements to the Clagg lift span on the Fourteenth Street Bridge over the Ohio River, LIRC's parent Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) announced yesterday. 

The grant was awarded under the Federal Railroad Administration's Consolidated Rail Infrastructure & Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program. The LIRC will contribute the 50% of the nonfederal match, ARH officials said in a press release.

The project’s scope includes project development, final design and construction to improve the lift span of the Fourteenth Street Bridge, which connects Louisville, Kentucky, and Clarksville, Indiana. The project aligns with the grant’s selection criteria by improving safety, as the project will sustain the efficient multimodal transport of goods across the Ohio River.

“LIRC is grateful for this award, which will ensure that our 100-year-old lift span over the Ohio River will remain a key component for our country’s economy for the next 100 years,” said LIRC President John Goldman.