U.S. Shifts $1.2 Billion of Ohio, Wisconsin Rail Funds
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said $1.2 billion in high-speed rail funds originally designated for Wisconsin and Ohio will be redirected to states “eager” to develop faster-rail corridors.
California and Florida will be the top recipients of the money, receiving as much as $624 million and $342.3 million respectively, the Transportation Department said in a statement today. States are to receive $8 billion in rail money as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.