Objectives & Scope

Funding

Connecticut has been very successful to date in securing both Federal and state funding for the NHHS Rail Project.  In 2009, Connecticut was awarded $40 million in Federal funding under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act to add a second track (or “double track”) along a 10.5 mile segment of the NHHS corridor between Meriden and Berlin. In 2010, Connecticut was awarded another $120.9 million to initiate a portion of the upgrade work for the rest of the NHHS corridor. Additional funding will be required to complete all of the improvements. Connecticut intends to aggressively pursue additional Federal funding to support the full implementation of the project. In addition, Connecticut has approved the use of up to $286 million in state bond proceeds to invest in NHHS improvements.  This represents a significant investment by the state in the NHHS project and an important commitment to the future of this corridor.