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
