Legislation

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds are creating a safer and less congested route for New Haven area residents and commuters, Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez announced said in reviewing work on the Amtrak/ U.S. Route 1 Bridge project.

SANFORD, Fla. – A new Amtrak station is open near Orlando for the more than 244,000 annual Amtrak Auto Train passengers. At about 10,000 square feet, the station in Sanford seats 600 passengers and is about four times larger than its predecessor.

WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board announced a public hearing for Dec. 9 to review existing exemptions from railroad-transportation regulations for certain commodities, boxcar and intermodal freight.