New transload facility, upgrades to main line, existing terminal part of work on Central Kentucky Lines
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Federal, state, and local officials were on hand as R.J. Corman Railroad Group held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 6, for its Bluegrass Multimodal Freight Improvement Project at the company’s yard in Frankfort.
The $12.3 million project to upgrade infrastructure of the R.J. Corman Central Kentucky Lines will include construction of a rail-to-truck transload facility; track rehabilitation on the Frankford-Lexington main line, and improvements to the yard and transload facility in Lexington. The project received $7.4 million under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant program, while R.J. Corman is providing 40% in matching funds.
The company said in a press release that the project will “deliver substantial environmental and traffic-mitigation benefits.” It is projected to divert more than 130,000 truckloads from road to rail over the next 20 to 30 years.