Missouri, South Dakota Release Draft State Rail Plans
The Missouri and South Dakota departments of transportation have issued draft 2022 freight and rail plans for public feedback.
South Dakota Department of Transportation
![“We’re proud to support these [90] great projects that will improve infrastructure, strengthen supply chains, make us safer, advance equity, and combat climate change,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who announced the RAISE discretionary grants program recipients on Nov. 19.](https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-22-at-8.45.27-AM-315x168.png)
USDOT Awards $1B in RAISE Grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will distribute nearly $1 billion to 90 rail, transit, road and port projects through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grants program; California High-Speed Rail Authority and Genesee & Wyoming are among the grantees.
FRA Awards $6.9M in Special Transportation Circumstances Grants to Alaska, South Dakota
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has selected five rail capital projects in South Dakota and Alaska for Special Transportation Circumstances (STC) grants totaling $6.9 million. The grants are made available by the Consolidated Appropriations Acts of 2019 and 2020.