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| ***National Corridor Planning and           Development (NCPD) and Coordinated Border Infrastructure (CBI) Programs***

Total Funds:� $700 million           over five years.

**Eligibility:**�           The NCPD and the CBI programs were established to provide funding for           planning, project development, construction and operation of projects           that serve border regions near Canada and Mexico and for high priority           corridors throughout the United States.� States and Metropolitan Planning           Organizations are eligible for discretionary grants for corridor feasibility,           corridor planning, multi-state coordination, environmental review, and           construction under the NCPD program.� Border states and MPOs are eligible           for grants for transportation and safety infrastructure improvements,           operation and regulatory improvements and coordination and inspection           improvements in border regions under the CBI program.� For further information           see:

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tea21/factsheets/border.htm

*Examples of approved rail           and rail-related projects under National Corridor Planning and Development           and Coordinated Border Infrastructure Program:*

**Blue           Water Bridge (Michigan).**� Deployment of technology improvements on Blue           Water Bridge, design of improvements to a nearby grade crossing and           construction of a nearby truck cargo facility. National Corridor Planning           and Development and Coordinated Border Infrastructure Program is providing           $1,200,000 in funding.

**Port           Elizabeth multimodal/intermodal corridor plan (New Jersey).**�Development           of multimodal/intermodal corridor plan for rail and highway improvements           in vicinity of Port Elizabeth, N.J., approximately parallel to the New           Jersey Turnpike. National Corridor Planning and Development and Coordinated           Border Infrastructure Program total project funding is $1,000,000.

**Intelligent           Transportation Systems (New York - lead state).**�Technology           and physical improvements to institute Intelligent Transportation Systems           for expediting rail cargo at border crossings in Buffalo, N.Y.; Detroit;           Port Huron, Mich.; and Ranier, Minn. National Corridor Planning and           Development and Coordinated Border Infrastructure Program total project           funding is $1,000,000.

**Multimodal           trade corridor study of the I-5 corridor (Oregon - lead state).**�Multimodal           trade corridor study of the I-5 corridor between Portland and Vancouver           and vicinity from I-84 in Oregon to I-205 in Washington. The I-5 corridor           serves the ports of Portland and Vancouver, the intermodal yards of           the Union Pacific Railroad and the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe           Railway, and the Portland International Airport. National Corridor Planning           and Development and Coordinated Border Infrastructure Program total           project funding is $2,000,000.

**Elk Vale           Road Interchange (South Dakota).**�Construction of interchange,           frontage roads and railroad underpass in Rapid City from State Route           79 south of the city to I-90 at the Elk Vale Road Interchange.****National           Corridor Planning and Development and Coordinated Border Infrastructure           Program total project funding is****$3,000,000.

**Freight Action           Strategy (FAST) Corridor (Washington).**�Construction           of a number of highway-rail grade separations and port access projects           on the Freight Action Strategy (FAST) Corridor from Everett to Tacoma.           National Corridor Planning and Development and Coordinated Border Infrastructure           Program total project funding is****$10,000,000.

***Transportation and Community and System Preservation Pilot Program***

Total Funds:           $120 million authorized for fiscal years 1999 - 2003.

**Eligibility:**TCSP funds are used to help achieve locally determined goals such           as improving transportation efficiency; reducing the negative effects           of transportation on the environment; providing better access to jobs,           services and trade centers; reducing the need for costly future infrastructure;           and revitalizing underdeveloped and brownfield sites. Grants also can           be used to examine urban development patterns and create strategies           that encourage private companies to work toward these goals in designing           new developments. For further information see FHWA's web site at:

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tcsp�           and at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tea21/factsheets/t-c-sp.htm.

*Examples of approved rail           and rail-related projects Transportation and Community and System Preservation           Pilot Program:*

**Jonesboro           - Caraway Rail realignment and Overpass Construction (Arkansas).**�           This joint effort among partners including the City of Jonesboro,           Arkansas State University, Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department           and the Union Pacific Railroad and the Burlington-Northern Santa Fe           Railway will relocate two main rail lines and a passing track, bringing           them in closer proximity to one another.� Subsequent construction of           an overpass to accommodate vehicular traffic will eliminate the current           dangers associated with intermodal conflicts at the at-grade crossings,           and the project� will have a substantial impact on the future economic           development and traffic patterns of a rapidly growing quadrant of the           Jonesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area.� Scale of the activity is limited           to a small, but well-defined geographic area that has a substantial           impact on the traffic patterns of several major thoroughfares.� The           entire population (more than 51,000) of the City of Jonesboro, along           with commuter students and employees of the only four-year university           in eastern Arkansas will be most significantly affected by the proposed           alterations.

**Marysville           Grade Separation Impact Study (Kansas).**� Funds will           be used to develop a comprehensive transportation projectto alleviate           problems in Marysville, Kansas, situatedin north central Kansas on           NHS Routes US-36 & US-77 and their interface with the Union Pacific           Railroad.� The highway traffic volume is about 6000 ADT and the crossing           railroad volume consists of approximately 75 one-mile long trains per           day.� Both facilities transverse the center of this agricultural / small           manufacturing community.� Compounding the community's problems is a           local river valley which persistently experiences flooding, in turn           causing delays to freight on both the railroad and NHS route, preventing           access to the business community by both emergency services (ambulance,           fire, police), and by the local citizens.� 

**North Jersey           Planning Authority.**��TCSP funds will be used to facilitate           the redevelopment of abandoned industrial brownfield sites by freight-related           businesses at port, airport, and rail terminals in northern New Jersey.           The project will conduct a market analysis, compile an inventory of           promising brownfield sites, perform outreach to communities and carry           out detailed case studies. The completed plan will address needed transportation           access to brownfield sites and effectively market sites for freight           related activities and provide new employment opportunities for urban           residents, avert inefficient sprawl, reduce the volume of trucks on           regional roads and safeguard the environment.

**City of Martinsburg           (West Virginia):**�Historic Baltimore & Ohio Roundhouse           Renovation Project.� $300,000 in TCSP funds will be used to develop           plans and specifications to renovate/restore the Historic Baltimore           & Ohio Roundhouse complex.� An intermodal operations center will           be established to coordinate services in port commerce, commuter systems,           commercial trade, travel and tourism.� Highway, rail and air transportation           systems in the inland intermodal port area will be related to the historic           infrastructure in a manner which will enhance commerce, cultural/recreational           opportunities, and transportation best practices.� A Facility Use Plan           will also be developed to chart the course for the complex=s development and to provide direction to local officials           and the community

 

Site         Index

Section         1.

Section         2.

Section         3.Section 4.Surface Transportation         ProgramTIFIANCPD and CBI ProgramsTransportation Enhancements         Program

Section         5.Air QualityEnergy**TEA-21         Role in Transportation and the Environment**

Section         6.�

Appendix         1.        Appendix 2.        Appendix 3.

 
   
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