Environmental Impact Statement

FRA and the Federal Highway Administration with the Department's of Transportation for Virginia and North Carolina completed a Tier-1 Environmental Impact Statement identifying the preferred corridor for the Washington, D.C. to Charlotte, N.C. portion of the Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor (SEHSR).

• Tier I EIS Record of Decision 
• Final EIS Executive Summary & Ch. 1
• Final EIS Ch. 2
• Final EIS Ch. 3
• Final EIS Appendicies

Information on continued environmental review of specific improvements proposed for Southeast high-speed rail is available here