COLUMBIA, S.C. — The city of Columbia will receive $204 million in federal funding for a downtown grade-crossing separation project, the Columbia Post & Courier reports.
The newspaper was informed of the grant by U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.).
The funding will be used to eliminate grade crossings on Assembly Street, a major downtown thoroughfare crossing CSX and Norfolk Southern rail lines. Studies of the project date to the 1970s.
The project could cost $275 million to $300 million, depending on the design option selected. The city, Richland County, and the South Carolina Department of Transportation will provide the remaining funding. The current timeline calls for selection of a design option by the end of this month.
More on the project is available at this website.
