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D-1 A P P E N D I X D Summary Project Description Phase I of the National Gateway Clearance Initiative is a $183 million program to raise vertical clearances along CSX track between North Baltimore, OH, and Chambersburg, PA, to accommodate double-stacked trains.
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D-2 In 2009, taking advantage of a TIGER I grant opportunity under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) , Ohio submitted an application on behalf of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia for $258 million to modify railroad infrastructure at 61 locations.
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D-3 The NEPA process benefitted from the involvement of higher level officials who were able to bring attention and resources to resolving issues. NEPA Process/Approach After the project was awarded a grant under the TIGER program, FHWA and FRA determined that the individual states needed to combine efforts into a single NEPA document.
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D-4 administer the TIGER grant. Initially, it was assumed the funds would flow through FRA.
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D-5 needed to be addressed. High-level support did not necessarily translate to the line staff level at all agencies.
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