Transportation Demonstration Program

Department Of Transportation, Office Of The Secretary

Transportation Demonstration grants are for infrastructure projects that expand intermodal and multimodal freight and cargo transportation infrastructure, including airport development under chapter 471 of title 49. The following types of entities are eligible: 1. Maritime port authorities that have a terminal railway that serves a port under the jurisdiction of the authority; AND the location of the authority, as identified by its outermost geographic boundary, is not more than 10 miles fro

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Helps local governments and organizations improve freight and cargo transportation near highways. Supports projects like planning and building new transportation infrastructure.

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Department Of Transportation, Office Of The Secretary

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What Is This Program?

To be eligible, projects must be located not more than 10 miles from at least two highways on the Interstate System. Under this program, highways on the Interstate System means two separately numbered Interstates (i.e., 1, or 2, or 3-digit Interstates including main routes, radial, beltways, or spurs.) Eligible projects may include, but are not limited to, planning and capital projects that expand intermodal and multimodal freight and cargo transportation infrastructure, including airport development under chapter 471 of title 49. Definitions: Terminal Railway โ€“ A switching and terminal railroad or a Class III railroad Maritime port authority โ€“A government or special purpose district that governs maritime ports Former military airport โ€“ For the Transportation Demonstration Program, the Department will consider an airport as a former military airport if: (1) the airport is a former military installation closed or realigned under (A) section 2687 of title 10; (B) section 201 of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and realignment Act (10 U.S.C. 2687 note); or (C) section 2905 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note); (2) the airport is a military installation with both military and civil aircraft operations; or (3) the airport is a former military installation that, at any time after December 31, 1965, was owned and operated by the Department of Defense; and (B) a nonhub primary airport.

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