DETROIT (AP) — The federal government is pumping nearly $200 million into high-speed passenger rail projects in Michigan.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says Monday the
funds are part of a $2 billion investment stretching from the country's
northeast corridor, through the Midwest and on to California.
Lahood says the investments will help create jobs
and spur economic development.
Another $2.8 million will be used for an analysis
of a new station in Ann Arbor.
The money had been awarded to Florida, but that
state's governor canceled the project.
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