U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn announces a $204 million grant to help with a railroad project in Columbia on Jan. 10, 2025 at Columbia City Hall. (Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette)
COLUMBIA — With a $204 million federal grant, Columbia will be able to move forward with a major project meant to relieve congestion caused by passing trains, officials announced Friday.
The grant, which comes from a program meant to eliminate railroad crossings , could allow crews to start construction within the next two or three years, said state Department of Transportation Secretary Justin Powell…