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Britton Grain Terminal, Rail Line Upgrades Moving Forward

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The state Department of Transportation and Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad are moving forward with millions of dollars in rail upgrades to the state-owned Britton Line in northeastern South Dakota as part of improvements coming with a new roughly $32 million grain terminal near Britton.

The Transportation Department said Wednesday that it is weighing suppliers for part of the roughly $9 million in upgrades to the line that will be financed through the public-private partnership.

Work on the new Britton Grain Terminal broke ground earlier in April and the facility is expected to open in September 2016.

The rail construction includes an upgrade at Jarrett Junction and improvements to about 30 miles of track over the roughly 77-mile line between Geneseo Junction in North Dakota and Aberdeen, South Dakota.

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