Connecticut Department of Transportation Is Requesting $110000000 ($88000000 FEDERAL/$22000000 State) in…

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The Connecticut Department of Transportation Is Requesting $110000000 ($88000000 FEDERAL/$22000000 State) in FFY18/19 Statewide 5337 State of Good Repair Fixed Guideway Funds for a Program of Capital Projects That Includes: 1) NHL Track Program - (C-32)2) NHL Track Program - (C-33)3) NHL Waterbury Branch SIGNAL4) Darien Railroad Station IMPROVEMENTS1) NHL Track Program - (C-32)- This $5000000 ($4000000 Federal/ $1000000 State) Request Will Be Used for the Continued Maintenance of the Track Structure on the New Haven Line. This Is a Continuation of the Track Program Project Included in Fta Grants: Fta Grants: CT-2017-017 $10000000 Total ($8000000 Federal/ $2000000 STATE)CT-2018-008 $10000000 Total ($8000000 Federal/ $2000000 STATE)CT-2018-014 $7000000 Total ($5600000 Federal/ $1400000 STATE)CT-2020-020 $14000000 Total ($11200000 Federal/ $2800000 State)total to Date $41000000. Additional Funding Through This Grant $5000000 for a Total of $460000002) NHL Track Program - (C-33) - Funding Request of $40000000 ($32000000 FEDERAL/$8000000 State) for the Purchase and Installation of Ties Turnouts Continuous Welded Rail as Well as Surfacing Track Miles. All Work Is Based on the Annual Cycle in Order to Maintain Operating Speeds and COMFORT.3) NHL Waterbury Signal - Funding Request of $20000000 ($16000000 FEDERAL/$4000000 State) for Signal Upgrades on the New Haven Rail Line. This Project Is a Continuation of the Waterbury Signal Program Project Which Is Included in Fta Grant: * CT-2018-008 $121875000 Total ($97500000 Federal; $24375000 State)the Waterbury Branch Line Is Approximately a 27 Mile Stretch of Single Line Track from Milford to Waterbury. The Branch Line Is Currently Manual Signal Block Territory or Dark Territory Where Only One Train Is Allowed on the Entire Branch Line at a Time. This Project Will Implement the Installation of a Cab Signal System with Automatic Train Control on the Twenty-Seven (27) Mile Waterbury Branch. Signalization of the Branch Line Will Install Modern Cab Signal Technology to Light the Way So Multiple Trains Could Safely Occupy the Branch Line Simultaneously Therefore Resulting in Increased Train Capacity and Safer Train Operations. Along with the New Signal System Will Come (4) Four Passing Sidings in Devon Derby Beacon Falls and Waterbury. These Sidings Will Be Interlocked at Both Ends. There Are a Total of 16 Railroad Crossings Public and Private Along the Line. Some of These Crossings Will Be Permanently Closed in the Future and Most of the Rest If Not All of the Railroad Crossings Will Receive Full Protection Upgrades with Active Warning Devices (Gates and Flashers). This Project Will Allow for Increased Capacity and Frequency of Service on the Waterbury LINE.4) Darien Railroad Station Improvements - Funding Request of $45000000 ($36000000 FEDERAL/$9000000 State) for Funding for Improvements to the Darien Railroad Station Located on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Main Line in Darien Connecticut.by Executing This Grant We Certify That Projects Funded in This Grant Are Included in the 2018 Transit Asset Management (Tam) Plan Investment Prioritization Section. All Administrative and Statutory Requirements Have Been Met in Accordance with the 5337 State of Good Repair Formula Program as Articulated in Circular 5300.1.