State Provides Money For Railroad Upgrades In Fall River

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has announced that money has been awarded for railroad upgrades in Fall River.

Borden & Remington Corp. will receive a $383,913 grant for Mass Coastal RR rail siding rehab and expansion, safety and unloading dock improvements in Fall River.

The Fall River project is one of the five projects being awarded just over $2 million in grants for industrial rail projects as part of the 2015 Industrial Rail Access Program

The Program was created as part of the 2012 Transportation Bond Bill which provides grants to railroads, rail shippers and municipalities that identify a public benefit gained through improved rail transportation usage or economic growth that would be realized through improved access to rail assets.

Funding for the projects is being matched by more than $1.7 million in private sector funds for a total $3.7 million investment in freight rail improvements