The Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway and Montgomery County awarded $500,000 Through The NCRR “Build Ready Sites” Funding Program

The Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway (ACWR) was awarded $500,000 from the North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) through its new Build Ready Sites initiative. These funds will help to develop 90 acres which will encompass the ACWR’s Candor headquarters property into a rail-served industrial park in Montgomery County, NC, with easy access to I-74 in central North Carolina.

The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) awarded approximately $2.92 million to rail served sites in six counties across North  Carolina.   AlexanderBurkeJohnstonMontgomeryMoore, and Pitt Counties will each make improvements to available rail-served sites to prepare for future industrial development with the objective of spurring growth in their local communities.

The ACWR’s plans include at least two buildings with the potential of 400,000 square feet of space for industrial, manufacturing, or distribution and requiring rail transportation.

-via Press Release

This article was posted on: March 14, 2022