$800 million in initial Recovery funds sought; will help create jobs
LANSING - Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced that the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is seeking hundreds of millions of federal dollars to help bring high-speed rail service to the Amtrak Wolverine Line between Pontiac, Detroit and Chicago. If awarded by the federal government, the funds, made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act), would be used over the next two years on "shovel ready" improvements needed to bring high-speed rail to Michigan.