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Potomac Creek Third Track Siding A
Potomac Creek Third Track (Siding A) trackwork — a third main track in Stafford County, designed and built by CSX
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- Buyer
- Virginia Passenger Rail Authority
- Where
- Virginia · Richmond
- Segments
- Track, Civil works
- Technology areas
- Track & civil
- Status
- Planned — 100 per cent design; reconciled plans were under stakeholder review in August 2026.
- Value band
- no contract value published · $100–500m (USD, for comparison)
- Currency
- USD
- Key dates (month)
- Anticipated bid advertisement March 2027 · Anticipated bids due April 2027 · Anticipated construction start September 2027 · Estimated completion 2029
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100 per cent design; reconciled plans were under stakeholder review in August 2026. Design and construction are led by programme partner CSX, so the construction contract will be bought by CSX: the bid advertisement is anticipated in March 2027, construction bids in April 2027 and the start of construction in September 2027, with early works tree clearing between November 2026 and March 2027. Right-of-way acquisition is at one of forty-six parcels complete and VPRA is coordinating with Dominion on an overhead electric line relocation. Estimated completion 2029.
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- How the figure was arrived at
- Key dates (4)
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- Note on the figure
- Exact value
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6 sources · all primary
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) Board · Resolution of 27 August 2026: FY27 Budget Amendment and Approval of Management Reserve Balance, with Exhibit A, the Amended Fiscal Year 2027 Budget (I-95 Corridor comparison and capital project tables) (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Executive Director's Report, August 2026 — project-by-project cost, contractor, status and grant tables (61 pages) (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Project Updates — staff presentation to the Board, 27 August 2026 (right-of-way acquisition, utility relocations, Franconia to Lorton and Siding A procurement schedules) (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · FY27 VPRA Capital Budget — staff presentation to the Board, 22 January 2026 (capital budget changes, financial plan, management reserve) (published 2026-01-22 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Resolution of the VPRA Board, September 2025: Authority to Execute Project Addendum for the Potomac Creek Third Track (Siding A) Project, with Exhibit A, the project addendum with CSX Transportation (39 pages). Carries a $1,000,000 construction contingency threshold and insurance limits, and no contract price (published 2025-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Board Meeting Materials — agendas, minutes, decision briefs, resolutions and staff presentations, August 2026 back to January 2026 (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
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