NY requests $138M from feds for high-speed rail projects
Written on August 19, 2010
New York state has submitted 10 applications for $138.1 million in Federal Highway Administration grants for high-speed rail projects.
The applications include funds for Capital Region projects that include the Livingston Avenue Bridge between Albany and Rensselaer, the Schenectady train station and a fourth track at the Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak station.
If approved, the projects would be 20-percent state funded.
A list and explanation of the 10 applications may be found at: https://www.nysdot.gov/news/press-releases/2010/2010-08-132
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