Benefits

The new road-rail projects for the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor will:

• Improve the flow of local traffic;
• Improve traffic safety;
• Provide for better access by emergency vehicles during train events;
• Reduce idling of vehicles at level crossings, energy use, and greenhouse gas emissions;
• Reduce or eliminate the necessity for train whistling;
• Enhance the efficiency and safety of rail operations;
• Accommodate the anticipated growth in trade-related traffic; and
• Increase national trade competitiveness by increasing goods-movement along the corridor.