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Tuesday, October 07, 2008 11:15 AM

Back on track: Funding fix keeps project on the map

By CLEON RICKEL, Herald Senior Writer

The largest problem that loomed over the U.S. 59 project was resolved at the last minute.

A federal logjam concerning money for the highway recently was broken when the U.S. Senate voted to transfer $8 billion into the Highway Trust Fund, which reimburses states for highway spending. Leaders in the U.S. House, which had passed a similar bill, said they would vote on the Senate version and send it to the White House. President Bush said he would sign it.

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