City of Willmar, MN, Mayor Marv Calvin: TIGER grant advances rail safety

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From Mayor Calvin:

The City of Willmar is a proud partner in a project to construct a railway by-pass on the community's west side.

Last Friday, Willmar was proud to welcome Federal Railroad Administrator Sarah Feinberg, who announced that the city and its project partners have been awarded a $10 million U.S. Department of Transportation TIGER grant to support the estimated $46 million cost of the project.

Thanks to the award of TIGER funding, we anticipate actual construction beginning in 2017...

You can read more on our Fast Lane blog.

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