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LaHood Pick for Transportation Has Stakeholders Buzzing (Congressional Quarterly)
Dec 17, 2008
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By Colby Itkowitz and Kathryn A. Wolfe, CQ Staff
Transportation stakeholders were caught off guard Wednesday by news that retiring Rep.
Ray LaHood of Illinois, a centrist Republican who held a seat on the
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the 1990s, will be
the nex...
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Statement of Congressman Michael N. Castle on the Nomination of Ray LaHood as the U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Dec 17, 2008
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"I have worked closely with Ray LaHood for many years in
the U.S. House of Representatives. He is a pragmatist who places
politics on the back burner in order to get things done. Ray will be an
asset to the incoming administration with his ability to work on the
issues that matter. Transpo...
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High-speed train not arriving soon (The News Journal)
Dec 15, 2008
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By MIKE CHALMERS
Wanted: good ideas about how to build a high-speed train line between New York City and Washington, D.C.
U.S. Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., joined other federal officials and New
York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday to take one of the first
steps toward building such a ...
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Castle Joins Launch of High Speed Rail Initiative in North East Corridor
Dec 15, 2008
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has taken the
next step in bringing true high-speed passenger rail to the United
States today, for the first time requesting proposals for the design,
finance, construction, operation and maintenance of high-speed service
between New York and Washington, DC ...
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Congress lays tracks for high speed rail service in Wilmington and the Northeast Corridor (Community News)
Dec 14, 2008
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East Coast lawmakers, including Congressman Mike Castle (R-Del.), are
taking a closer look at improving high-speed passenger rail service
nationwide -- especially the North East Corridor, where
centrally-located Wilmington train station ranks as the 11th most
utilized station in the country....
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Officials mark finish of I-95 fifth-lane (The News Journal)
Dec 3, 2008
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By GINGER GIBSON
Delaware
has made progress in easing its traffic congestion, but much work still
is needed to improve roads and transit systems, state officials said
Tuesday while celebrating the completion of the I-95 fifth-lane
project.
But even as they cheered the completion of one
pro...
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CASTLE PRAISES I-95 FIFTH LANE PROJECT COMPLETION
Dec 2, 2008
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Today, just days after many travelers battled the Thanksgiving traffic on I-95, Delaware Congressman Mike Castle joined with other state and local officials to announce the completion of the I-95 fifth lane project in Delaware (the event took place at the I-95 Service Area between Exits 1 and 3). Th...
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I-95 work needs more money (WDEL)
Dec 1, 2008
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By Carl Kanefsky, WDEL
Traveling along I-95 may be easier than before since the installation
of a fifth lane, but state officials say there's more to be done, and
they need more money to do it.
In recognition of the completion of the expansion project,
transportation Secretary Carola...
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CASTLE APPLAUDS RAIL SECURITY MOBILIZATION DRILL
Sep 23, 2008
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Today,
Amtrak Police, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel, and
police officers from approximately 200 commuter rail, state, and local police
agencies pulled their forces together for the largest joint, simultaneous rail
security operation yet in the northeastern United States....
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Resolving bottlenecks is a necessary priority of nation's traffic plans (The News Journal)
Jul 14, 2008
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The decay
of American highways and bridges will require daunting sums of money to
fix and improve them to carry today's traffic volumes. Structural and
systemic failures are so extensive and expensive, there must be a
smarter way of spending and prioritizing urgent projects across the
country...
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