Buffalo News: Federal Funds Anticipated for Several Projects

By Thomas J. Prohaska and George Zornick

Money to restore the original Erie Canal locks to working condition and extend Meadow Drive in North Tonawanda is included in a federal transportation bill that passed a House of Representatives committee this week.

The bill also includes money to pay for a hiking and biking pathway along the rim of the Niagara River Gorge from Niagara Falls to Lewiston, and another helping of cash for the planned new passenger train station in Niagara Falls.

The money still has a long way to go before it reaches its destination. The bill needs to pass a floor vote in the House, likely next week, before working its way through the Senate and a probable conference committee between the two chambers. Only then will it reach President Bush’s desk.

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March 5, 2005 | Filed Under News Mentions, Slaughter | Comment