FRA receives 77 applications for high-speed-rail funding

摘要

In an overwhelming show of support for the Administration's high-speed rail initiative, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood said that the Federal Railroad Administration has received 77 applications from 25 states for the most recent round of High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) grant funding. Application requests total more than $8.5 billion and will be considered for funding from more than $2.3 billion appropriated in FY 2010.