Work ends to expand railroad tracks between Greensboro, High Point
Work to expand a nine-mile section of railroad tracks between Greensboro and High Point has been completed, the N.C. Department of Transportation said today.
The new stretch of double track will help alleviate bottleneck delays, improve freight rail capacity and passenger train reliability, according to a news release. It will also provide future rail capacity for the federally-designated Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor as well as Norfolk Southern’s Crescent Corridor.
The state invested $23 million and North Carolina Railroad Company provided $4 million to restore a second main track between Greensboro and High Point that had previously been pulled up in the 1970’s.
The project was completed in three phases, each three miles. The entire project took 2 1/2 years to complete.
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