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MDOT rail director touts opportunities presented by Sec. Buttigieg announcements
On Thursday, June 2, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Thursday in Michigan $368 million in rail infrastructure and safety grants to 46 projects in 32 states, with about $30 million flowing to Michigan.
On this week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, Peter Anastor, who directs the Michigan Department of Transportation’s Office of Rail, talks about the economic benefits to the rail companies and businesses they serve.
Buttigieg made the case for the grants in an op/ed published in the Detroit Free Press:
President Biden tasked us with strengthening…
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