Federal stimulus money will help connect the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Station, build a new light rail line in the Salt Lake City suburbs and reduce overcrowding on the New York City subway, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced today.
Here’s a list of the transit projects funded with $742.5 million in recovery funds:
- New York —Long Island Rail Road East Side Access—$195.4 Million
- Salt Lake City—Mid Jordan Light Rail Transit—$90.9 Million
- New York—Second Avenue Subway Phase I—$78.9 Million
- Dallas—Northwest/Southeast Light Rail Transit— $78.4 Million
- Northern Virginia—Dulles Corridor Metrorail Extension to Wiehle Aveune—$77.3 Million
- Los Angeles—Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension—$66.7 Million
- Seattle—University Link Light Rail Transit Extension—$44 Million
- Denver—West Corridor Light Rail Transit—$40 Million
- Phoenix—Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail—$36 Million
- Portland, Ore. —South Corridor I-205/Portland Mall LRT— $32 Million
- Springfield, Ore. —Pioneer Parkway EmX BRT—$2.9 Million







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