Delaware Awarded $2.25 Million In TIGER II Transportation Funds

Grant Will Target Options for the Newark Rail Station

Newark -- The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced the award of $2.25 million in planning grant funds to address transportation needs surrounding the redevelopment of the former Chrysler assembly plant in Newark. A consortium of state, academic and private agencies joined together to apply for funding under the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) II grant program.

The TIGER II funds will be used to develop a preliminary plan for transit-oriented services in and around the Newark Rail Station. The plan will focus on transportation solutions to support economic development, accessible housing and multi-modal transportation choices for the area surrounding the former Chrysler site, now owned by the University of Delaware.

"This is terrific news for transportation. Rail infrastructure is critical and this is a major project that supports Delaware," said Governor Jack Markell. "The grant gets us closer to creating the kind of transportation hub that our University and the Newark region needs and wants. We will need more mobility options for people as the University transforms the former Chrysler site and Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) redevelopment occurs in nearby Aberdeen."

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