State Fills Funding Gap For Transportation Project

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick says the state will close a $4 million dollar funding gap in Springfield’s Union Station  reconstruction.   WAMC”s Paul Tuthill reports.

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Union Station in Springfield MA

   Governor Patrick announced the additional state funding as he took part in a ceremonial demolition of a section of  the wall of the derelict train station to kick off what will be a $48 million dollar renovation.  The project will create a transportation hub in Springfield for high speed rail in the northeast. Governor Patrick said expanding passenger rail is connected to economic recovery.

   The state has now put almost $10 million into the Union Station project in Springfield. The bulk of the money for the project has come from the federal government through the efforts of Congressman Richard Neal