METRORail Adding 2 New Lines
By Mariza Reyes
POSTED: Monday, July 13, 2009
UPDATED: 11:18 am CDT July 13,
2009
HOUSTON -- The METRORail system is expanding by adding two new lines, KPRC Local 2 reported. Officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for new lines, which will connect the north and southeast parts of the city with downtown Houston, at Minute Maid Park on Monday.The southeast corridor will start at Griggs Road at Long Drive and the north corridor will start at Northline Mall. Both will run into downtown Houston.Under President Barack Obama's new budget, five light rail projects were selected nationwide to receive federal grant money. The two new lines METRORail lines are two of those projects. The north corridor and the southeast corridor will receive $150 million combined.Earlier this year, METRO officials discussed how they plan to be sensitive when ground breaking starts, including not shutting down any traffic lanes.Officials estimated that the project will create 60,000 jobs.
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