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Feds allow northeast states to compete for Florida high-speed rail money
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Mar 15, 2011 06:16pm |
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| Category | Rule Change |
| Author | Keith Laing |
| News Date | Wednesday, March 16, 2011 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Reversing an earlier decision, the Department of Transportation this week designated the Northeast as a federal rail corridor.
The decision means the Northeast will be able to compete for $2.4 billion in high-speed rail funds that were rejected by Florida’s Republican Gov. Rick Scott. Lawmakers from the region had pressed the administration for the decision.
“Given the Northeast Corridor's strong track record with high-speed rail and the region's high gross domestic product, improvements to the Corridor's rail service would be a smart investment of Florida's rejected high-speed rail funds,” senators from New Jersey, Delaware and Connecticut wrote this week in a letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. |
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