White Bluffs Southern Connection Rail Line Rehabilitation

Project overview

Port of Benton is the recipient of a $9,560,000 FY 2025 RAISE Round 1 grant for White Bluffs Southern Connection Rail Line Rehabilitation in City of Richland, WA.

Scope

This project will repair and replace the White Bluffs Southern Connection Rail Line serving as the Port of Benton's short line. The project will replace at-grade crossing panels and signal equipment, repair ties and rail tracks through two at-grade crossings, correct and repair track bonding, repair asphalt approaches, and replace out-of-date signal components. The project will also replace up to 9,000 ties, replace all Wye track's ties, rail, and switches. Electronic components in the Jadwin and Battelle crossings will be replaced as well.

Project type

Rail and transit infrastructure — capital award

Reported investment / scope

Total project cost not established by this entry

Funding sources

FY 2025 RAISE Round 1 capital award: $9,560,000 federal grant

Delivery method

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Organizations involved

Owner / developer

Port of Benton

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Construction start

July 2026 — estimate in FY 2025 award fact sheet; not reconfirmed

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Recent project updates

FY 2025 RAISE Round 1 capital award. The source documents a 2025 grant award, not a current construction or tender update. Award amount is the federal grant, not total project cost. Current delivery status and procurement availability have not been independently confirmed.

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Additional project record

Port of Benton is the recipient of a $9,560,000 FY 2025 RAISE Round 1 grant for White Bluffs Southern Connection Rail Line Rehabilitation in City of Richland, WA.

This project will repair and replace the White Bluffs Southern Connection Rail Line serving as the Port of Benton's short line. The project will replace at-grade crossing panels and signal equipment, repair ties and rail tracks through two at-grade crossings, correct and repair track bonding, repair asphalt approaches, and replace out-of-date signal components. The project will also replace up to 9,000 ties, replace all Wye track's ties, rail, and switches. Electronic components in the Jadwin and Battelle crossings will be replaced as well.

Award record: FY 2025 RAISE Round 1 capital award. Federal grant: $9,560,000. Recipient: Port of Benton. Location: City of Richland, WA: Washington.

Construction start: July 2026 — estimate in FY 2025 award fact sheet; not reconfirmed. Completion, contractor, designer and current bid deadlines are not confirmed in this entry.

The source documents a 2025 grant award, not a current construction or tender update. Award amount is the federal grant, not total project cost. Current delivery status and procurement availability have not been independently confirmed.

Official USDOT award fact sheet, page 107. Award record reviewed October 24, 2026.