Posted Dec 12, 2007, 4:39 PM
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Transit Gridlock May Put Federal Funding At Risk
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...ck=1&cset=true
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Metra Projects Could Lose Up To $1.5 billion
The legislative deadlock over state funding for mass transit may jeopardize federal dollars for major commuter rail improvements in the Chicago region, two Illinois congressmen and the head of Metra warned Tuesday.
Illinois could lose up to $1.5 billion for the proposed expansion of Metra service, including the suburb-to-suburb STAR line; SouthEast Service to South Cook and Will Counties; and expansion of the Union Pacific Northwest and West lines into McHenry and DuPage Counties, U.S. Reps. Mark Kirk and Melissa Bean said...
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