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Delaware Department of Transportation
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- Type
- State DOT — State transportation department; owns the State Rail Plan, receives the FTA and FRA grants for Delaware rail and sponsors the Diamond State Line study
- Market · Region
- United States · Delaware
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control
Delaware's state transport department; funds rail stations and Northeast Corridor capacity and is studying a Diamond State passenger line.
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Plans and funds Delaware's rail investment. Owns the State Rail Plan update, the Newark Regional Transportation Center platform and pedestrian bridge, the Northeast Corridor capacity work built with Amtrak and the Corridor ID study for a Diamond State Line from Newark or Wilmington to Salisbury or Berlin. It lets its construction through the State of Delaware's bid directory, and DTC's FTA grants are made to the department.
- Type
- State DOT — State transportation department; owns the State Rail Plan, receives the FTA and FRA grants for Delaware rail and sponsors the Diamond State Line study
- Where
- Delaware · Dover
- Programmes
- Northeast Corridor, FRA Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail, FRA Corridor Identification and Development Program
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control
Structure
- funded by FTA — Grant DE-2017-003, federal, Section 5307 flex funds for the NRTC platform and pedestrian bridge, to 31 December 2026 (active)
- funded by FRA — Grant FR-HSR-0097-11, federal, Delaware Northeast Corridor third track, 28 September 2011 to 30 June 2021 (ended)
- funded by FRA — Corridor ID Step 1 grant 69A36524520110FSPDE, federal, Diamond State Corridor, 1 April 2024 to 31 July 2026 (active)
- Contract detail and values (3)$5–25mIn the United States edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (3)
- ● USAspending: FRA grant 69A36524520110FSPDE (Diamond State Corridor) · Award record: 500,000 to the Delaware Department of Transportation under the Federal-State Partnership programme code for the proposed Diamond State Corridor between Newark or Wilmington and Salisbury or Berlin, Maryland, to prepare the Corridor ID Step 2 scope; signed 12 March 2024; period 1 April 2024 to 31 July 2026. Federal award data. (published 2025-09-23 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending: FTA grant DE-2017-003 (Newark Regional Transportation Center) · Award record: FTA Section 5307 flex funds to the Delaware Department of Transportation for the NRTC platform and pedestrian bridge; federal obligation 10,000,000, non-federal 2,500,000; signed 7 September 2017; period to 31 December 2026; a 15 April 2025 modification describes construction of the station platform and pedestrian bridge. Federal award data. (published 2025-04-21 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending: FRA grant FR-HSR-0097-11 (Delaware NEC third track) · Award record: FRA High-Speed Rail Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail capital grant of 13,300,000 to the Delaware Department of Transportation, 28 September 2011 to 30 June 2021, 'Delaware Northeast Corridor Third Track Project'. Federal award data. (published 2021-07-26 · checked 2026-10-08)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington to Newark third track | In execution | $25–100m | |
| Newark station building (phase 2) | In execution | $5–25m | |
| Diamond State Line passenger rail | Planned | $648m to $718m (consultant capital estimate, 2023 dollars, excluding trains) | |
| Northeast Corridor Allocation Policy programme | Planned | $25–100m | |
| Newark station platform and pedestrian bridge | Planned | $5–25m |
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- Procurement structure
- Published contacts (2)
- Award history (4)
- Entry path
- Portals (3)
Full detail withheld: 5 fields. In the United States edition · See a fully open example
6 sources · all primary
- ● DelDOT: Competitive Bids · DelDOT page stating all DelDOT public works, materiel and equipment solicitations are posted on the State of Delaware Bid Solicitation Directory; points to prequalification and DBE forms. (checked 2026-10-08)
- ● State of Delaware Bid Solicitation Directory (open bids) · The state's central list of open solicitations, including DelDOT's; read through its open-bids JSON on 8 October 2026: 50 open records, none for rail or train work. (published 2026-10-08 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● DelDOT: Delaware State Rail Plan (PublicInput site) · Project site for the 2025 Delaware State Rail Plan, an update of the 2011 plan, prepared by DelDOT; covers freight, intercity and commuter rail for the next 20 years; aligned with the 2025 Long-Range Transportation Plan and 2022 State Freight Plan; to be updated every five years; PRIIA compliance is a condition of federal grant eligibility. Draft or final status is not stated on the page. (checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending: FTA grant DE-2017-003 (Newark Regional Transportation Center) · Award record: FTA Section 5307 flex funds to the Delaware Department of Transportation for the NRTC platform and pedestrian bridge; federal obligation 10,000,000, non-federal 2,500,000; signed 7 September 2017; period to 31 December 2026; a 15 April 2025 modification describes construction of the station platform and pedestrian bridge. Federal award data. (published 2025-04-21 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending: FRA grant 69A36524520110FSPDE (Diamond State Corridor) · Award record: 500,000 to the Delaware Department of Transportation under the Federal-State Partnership programme code for the proposed Diamond State Corridor between Newark or Wilmington and Salisbury or Berlin, Maryland, to prepare the Corridor ID Step 2 scope; signed 12 March 2024; period 1 April 2024 to 31 July 2026. Federal award data. (published 2025-09-23 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● DelDOT: home page · State transportation department site; links to DART First State and project status query. (checked 2026-10-08)
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