U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood has unveiled $75 million in federal funding to help build a three-mile light rail extension connecting Phoenix and Tempe to Mesa.
LaHood took part Friday in a grant signing ceremony in Mesa and said the light rail extension helps fast-growing cities in Arizona.
The new Central Mesa Extension, operated by Valley Metro Rail, will run from Sycamore to Mesa Drive on Main Street and connect residents in the downtown hubs of Phoenix, Mesa, and Tempe. Officials say it's expected to spur residential and commercial development in downtown Mesa while providing access to Arizona State University and Sky Harbor International Airport.
In the last six months, ridership on Valley Metro light rail has risen 6.2 percent on average, compared with the same period in 2011.
cnemo42 posted at 11:33 pm on Fri, Oct 12, 2012.
Not some dreaded government money...................what will all Romney loers do?
loose stool posted at 2:24 am on Sat, Oct 13, 2012.
If your going to borrow money from China for the light rail I would rather use that money to build a fence betweem Mesa and Tempe to keep the tweekers out.
soricobob posted at 6:34 am on Sat, Oct 13, 2012.
Here's the question: If it's alright to apply for, and take, Federal money for the light rail, then how come John McCain hasn't gone after earmarks for Arizona for decades?