{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/dot-awards-over-20-million-to-red-river-valley-and-western-for-safety-and-capacity-upgrades", "DOT Awards Over $20 Million to Red River Valley & Western for Safety and Capacity Upgrades", "2024-10-31", "2024", "2024-10", "Republican", "Senate", "ND", "Kevin Cramer", "C001096", "www.cramer.senate.gov", "cramer", "https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "BISMARCK, N.D. \u2013 The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced an award of $20,714,004 through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program to the Red River Valley & Western Railroad (RRVW) Company for safety upgrades under the Safety Enhancements and Capacity Upgrades for Reliability and Efficiency (SECURE) Project. Specifically, the grant will replace 25 miles of century-old rail on RRVW\u2019s 3rd Subdivision between Gwinner and Oakes, and construct two new sidings to hold trains near Casselton.\n\nThe track infrastructure upgrades will improve safety and enhance the transport of grain and other commodities to market for producers, strengthening North Dakota\u2019s agricultural supply chain. For many communities in North Dakota, the RRVW serves as shippers\u2019 only connection to the national rail network, underscoring the importance of providing reliable service.\n\n\u201cNorth Dakota is an export-driven economy, and our commodities need safe, reliable rail service to get goods to market,\u201d said U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. \u201cRed River Valley & Western\u2019s network is a critical artery for agriculture producers in Eastern North Dakota and this investment will improve the service it provides.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"]], "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://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/dot-awards-over-20-million-to-red-river-valley-and-western-for-safety-and-capacity-upgrades"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7720801513642073, "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"}