It system. Well go ahead and call the subcommittee to order. And id like to say good morning and welcome all of our witnesses here today to the hearing. By now weve seen reports last weeks fire in the resulting collapse of section i85 northeast of atlanta. This is a critically important piece of our infrastructure system which carries 400,000 cars a day. But that volume of traffic, its amazing that there wasnt a any loss of life in this incident. I commend the state and local officials for responding so quickly to the crisis. I also want to commend the u. S. Department of transportation for acting quickly to release funds, emergency funds and provide assistance. Were here to examine the fast act. This is the first Long Term Service transportation reauthorization bill in a decade and its an Important Foundation for building a 21st century infrastructure. As a fiveyear bill provides very much needed certainty and funding so that our federal, nonfederal partners can make smart long term i
The 500-mile corridor would traverse the state marking the life of Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery in Maryland and then returned on numerous occasions to help free more enslaved people. It could include parts of the Erie Canal, museums and hiking.
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The Northwest Minnesota Foundation recently awarded $1.2 million across 12 Bemidji organizations as part of the state’s Minnesota Main Street Economic Revitalization Program.