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Article: Funding for Clark County Rail Project Included in Washington State Transportation Budget.
- Article from:
- Science Letter
- Article date:
- May 12, 2009
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On April 25th, the Washington State Legislature passed its 2009-11 Transportation Budget which included $1 million in funding to begin to rehabilitate a portion of Clark County / Chelatchie Prairie Rail Line (see also Clark County / Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad).
According to Eric Temple, the President of the Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad (PVJR), the tremendous cooperation between Clark County, its Railroad Coordinator, the Clark County Railroad Advisory Board, and the PVJR was a critical element in raising awareness in Olympia about this important infrastructure project. Additionally, the government affairs consultants that Clark County and the ...