The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has prepared a Combined Final Environmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) Evaluation/Record of Decision (Combined FEIS/ROD) for the Western Rail Yard Infrastructure project under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other environmental laws. WRY Tenant LLC and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) are partnering in a joint venture to seek Federal financial assistance through the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) Program for the construction of a Platform and Tunnel Encasement in the Western Rail Yard. The Platform would also support the privately-funded Mixed-Use Development (Overbuild) approved by the New York City Planning Commission (CPC), and adopted by the New York City Council as zoning text and map amendments to the New York City Zoning Resolution, for redevelopment of the Western Rail Yard site. The construction also supports MTA's overall business plan to generate revenue to support their operations. See the project site location map.
The proposed Action consists of:
Source: Forgotten New York
A portion of the High Line traverses the southwestern boundary of the Western Rail Yard site.