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mile rail spur that the park’s newest Spirit AeroSystems, will use to ship finishedd productto Morehead. The spur, expected to cost $32 million, will go out for bid in late 2009 or earl 2010 and will be functionalby 2012, says GTP spokeswomab Alanna King. The spur will be paid for by the Spirit Aero isa Wichita, Kan.-based airlines parts makerd that will make fuselage sections for Airbus’ extra-widwe body A350 jetliner at GTP. Once shippedr to Morehead Cityvia rail, the parts will be shipped to Franc for assembly. Jason Orthner of the NCDOT’s Rail is supervising the planning of therail spur, which will connecg with an existing rail line alonfg U.S. 258 in Kinston.
“We expecrt hundreds of workers to be involved in all aspects of putting thistrack in,” Orthner “The project requires a range of specialties, including roadway improvement, bridge construction, paving and more technica applications like the installation of signapl systems.”