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