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Feds sign commitment for Minn. light rail money
By: Associated Press//April 26, 2011//
St. Paul, Minn. (AP) — Federal officials on Tuesday signed a formal monetary commitment for the Central Corridor light rail line said to be the largest public works project in Minnesota’s history.
The federal government is providing $478 million for the 11-mile light rail line between downtown St. Paul and downtown Minneapolis.
The $957 million project is about 12 percent complete. The Met Council awarded construction contracts last year after local partners committed money to the project. So far, it’s created about 570 jobs.
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