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TRANSPORTATION

Funding is under question for the Northern Lights Express and metro-centred projects like the NorthStar Commuter Rail and the Blue Line Light Rail extension
Catch up on some of the other business that took place at the Minnesota Capitol.
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Nationally, “ridership is above and beyond what it was before COVID,” an Amtrak spokesperson said.
Paul Bunyan Transit encourages the public to fill out a community feedback survey starting Monday, March 10, to help the agency make improvements to its service.

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Nonprofit Global Wellness Connections is proposing a study to look at connecting Rochester and Twin Cities via hyperloop — a system of capsules traveling up to 700 mph in an underground tube.
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That was just for state highways and didn’t include cities, counties or townships.
$4 million has been set aside for a comprehensive study on a possible daytime passenger train option.
Under a bill expected to become law, Minnesota’s gas tax would be tied to inflation, a move that could increase the price of fuel by 5 cents per gallon by 2027. The current state tax is 28.5 cents.
House and Senate lawmakers have agreed on a final transportation budget bill that includes $194.7 million for Northern Lights Express rail. But it has to go through a few more steps.
Advocates of the Northern Lights Express project say this year is the closest the state has come to funding the line.

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