Win Waste Innovations wins $8.86 Million US DOT CRISI Grant

Written By Karl Kalbacher

Kalbacher Associates is pleased to announce that our client Win-Waste Innovations (WWI) has been awarded a $8,868,942 US DOT Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant to make improvements to their Tunnel Hill Reclamation (THR) facility in New Lexington, OH.  The proposed project was selected for final design and construction and includes environmental and safety infrastructure improvements on the Pioneer Valley Railroad (PVRR) rail line spanning from Holyoke to Westfield, MA, as well as at the THR facility.

The project will replace existing 100 lb. rail with 115 lb. rail, as well as associated tie replacement on the PVRR right-of-way. It will also construct a new, larger, freight unloading building and expand existing on-site rail track. The project will improve system and service performance, as the project will allow for safer rail traffic and for the THR facility in Ohio to accommodate additional rail cars and process greater volumes of construction and demolition waste.

Kalbacher Associates was pleased to prepare the Benefit Cost Analysis report and the NEPA Screening Analysis report for this project.

Since 2018, Kalbacher Associates has secured 14 US DOT Infrastructure grant awards for clients totaling $196,786,236.

Karl Kalbacher

Karl Kalbacher is President of Kalbacher Associates (KA) and directly manages the highly successful Grant Practice Group. Karl’s grant experience is significant, having successfully secured funding from USDOT, DOJ, DOI, DOC, DOE, DOD, DOL, HUD, DHS, USDA, and EPA.

Since 2015, KA has secured over $1.160 billion in federal grants and below-market fixed-rate loans for clients in the areas of infrastructure, economic development, energy, hazard mitigation, housing, environmental protection, and transportation.

Karl is a leading expert in areas of environmental regulatory compliance and economic development policy and practice. A nationally recognized Brownfields redevelopment expert, Karl is a Professional Geologist who has developed and managed environmental cooperative agreements and finance programs at both the state and local levels. Karl has extensive experience managing economic development programs and energy conservation sustainability projects and has a proven record of securing state and federal grants.

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