Start of $17 million rail upgrade nears

Posted on March 15, 2019

Work to upgrade the rail line through Perry should begin later this year, thanks to a $8.6 million federal grant awarded to Taylor County in 2017.

The Taylor County Commission will meet with representatives from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and OmniTRAX — the company which operates the Georgia & Florida Railway — during a workshop scheduled for Tuesday, March 26, at 6 p.m.

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