{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140919113807/http://butterfield.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=22&itemid=825", "Butterfield Cheers TIGER VI Grant Award to North Carolina Railroad to Create Freight Railroad Corridor", "2014-09-10", "2014", "2014-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s award of a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) VI grant to the North Carolina & Virginia Railroad Company.\u00a0 The $5.8 million grant is vital to the modernization of freight rail in Bertie, Halifax, and Northampton counties.\u00a0 The project stands to better interconnect eastern North Carolina businesses with the rest of the country and boost the region\u2019s economy.\u00a0\u00a0\n\n\t\u201cUpgrading eastern North Carolina\u2019s infrastructure to better connect our businesses to the global economy is critical to our state\u2019s long-term economic competitiveness,\u201d said Butterfield. \u201cThis investment in Bertie, Halifax, and Northampton counties has the potential to enhance the entire eastern North Carolina region.\u00a0 Specifically, these funds will enable the North Carolina & Virginia Railroad Company to develop a modern 52-mile freight corridor through the heart of eastern North Carolina and increase transportation options for commerce in North Carolina\u2019s First Congressional District.\u00a0 I thank Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx for recognizing the importance of this project and awarding this grant.\u201d \u00a0\n\n\tJim Irvin, President of North Carolina & Virginia Railroad Company said, \u201cThis grant supports a project that will be an economic game-changer for eastern North Carolina, both to help the existing industries that need modern, efficient rail freight service and to attract new industry to the region.\u00a0 Thanks goes to Congressman Butterfield, North Carolina DOT, U.S. DOT, and our local communities and customers for their support to make this project a reality.\"\n\n\tButterfield has been integral to North Carolina & Virginia Railroad Company\u2019s efforts to support freight transportation in eastern North Carolina, strengthen the economy, and create jobs.\u00a0 In addition to discussing the company\u2019s application with Secretary Foxx, Butterfield sent a letter of support on the project\u2019s behalf to USDOT, and has visited Nucor Steel in Hertford County which stands to benefit from increased freight rail capacity from the project.\u00a0\n\n\tThe Congressman was also instrumental in securing TIGER VI grant awards for the Duke Belt Line Trail in Durham, North Carolina, and for the Carolinian and Piedmont rail lines between Raleigh and Charlotte.\u00a0 Last year Butterfield also helped secure $10 million in the previous round of TIGER grants for the City of Goldsboro to complete the city\u2019s Center Streetscape and Union Station projects. \u00a0\u00a0\n\n\t###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140919113807/http://butterfield.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=22&itemid=825"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9157941676676273, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}