"Major Funding Announcement" For Light Rail Expected Friday
The U.S. Transportation Secretary is coming to Detroit on Friday to make "a major funding announcement" that is expected to involve plans for a light rail system.
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The U.S. Transportation Secretary is coming to Detroit on Friday to make "a major funding announcement" that is expected to involve plans for a light rail system.
Officials later this week are expected to make an announcement about a trainload of federal money heading to Detroit for the Woodward Light Rail project.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he's ready to start funding a light rail passenger line and fast bus lines in the Detroit area if state and regional officials can finally work together on ending the metro area's status as the nation's largest without mass transit.
A proposed passenger rail system running from downtown Detroit to the city's New Center area won't get a $25 million grant that supporters were seeking, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said.
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Governor Snyder and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing are set to meet with federal transportation leaders on a possible light-rail system in Detroit.
LaHood says the line will offer fast and efficient access to the western Michigan city's central business district and relieve congestion.
The $32.4 million transit center renovation and expansion was funded with $10.6 million from the federal Recovery Act and an additional $17.4 million in federal transit funds.
Word is expected to come on Wednesday that plans for a light rail system along Woodward are being scrapped in favor of a rapid-transit bus system.
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Mayor Dave Bing calls it a "landmark moment" in Detroit's effort to bring light rail service to the city.
The train trip from Detroit to Chicago will get a lot faster in the coming years, thanks to some federal funding announced Monday.
LaHood is expected to be joined by top city officials at Detroit's Amtrak station Monday afternoon.
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