Jacobs will use market analysis and travel forecasts to help expand the Amtrak service. Credit: Tom via Pixabay.

The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) in the US has appointed Jacobs as its prime consultant to deliver general engineering and consultation services for its passenger rail initiatives.

The initiatives are part of the ‘Transforming Rail in Virginia’ infrastructure programme, which is hoped to link communities and improve mobility within the state and beyond.

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According to the VPRA’s evaluation, the contract is valued at up to $10m per annum for an initial one-year term, with the option of extension for an additional three years.

The scope of the project involves assisting in the planning, design, construction, and overall maintenance of projects under the programme.

The initiative aims to double the Amtrak state-supported service and enhance the Virginia Railway Express service over the next decade.

Jacobs will offer comprehensive support to improve and expand the existing Amtrak resource, as well as restore Amtrak’s Roanoke to the New River Valley service through solutions such as market analysis and travel demand forecasts.

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It will help to create high-speed rail infrastructure in the state and improve equitable connectivity to Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor and the rest of the nation.

Jacobs Americas North Region’s senior vice-president and general manager Chrissy Thom said: “This contract is an opportunity to help futureproof Virginia’s rail systems in an affordable and equitable way.

“We are modernising critical infrastructure to create more connected and sustainable communities where we live and work.”