Potomac Creek Third Track

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Potomac Creek Third Track

The Potomac Creek Third Track will improve passenger rail service through Stafford County by building a third railroad track between the Brooke Virginia Railway Express (VRE) station and the Fredericksburg station. The project will construct approximately four miles of third track near the Leeland Road VRE station. Infrastructure improvements will include reconstruction of the road bridge over the railroad at Leeland Road and a new railroad bridge over Harrell Road at Claiborne Run.

Potomac Creek Third Track will construct approximately 4 miles of third track in Stafford County between the Brooke and Fredericksburg stations.

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Existing Two Tracks

Proposed Third Track

Project Schedule

Project Benefits

Cost and Funding

Project Status: In final engineering design

The construction of Potomac Creek Third Track South will improve the efficiency and reliability of rail operations to support the planned growth of freight, passenger, and commuter rail traffic in Northern Virginia and the Southeastern United States

Total Budget: Trackwork $157.4M
Roadwork $24.0M*
Potomac Creek Utility Relocation $1.0M**

*Leeland Road Overpass

**Potomac Creek Utility Relocation: The utility relocation is monitored by VPRA as it is needed to advance the project
but will be paid for by Stafford County.