Stabenow, Levin: Appropriations Committee Approves $13.5 Million for Transportation and Housing Projects Across Michigan

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Carl Levin (D-MI) today announced the inclusion of $13,500,000 for Michigan transportation and community outreach projects in the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations Bill, which the Senate Appropriations Committee approved yesterday. The bill still needs to be approved by the full Senate and a House-Senate conference committee before being given final approval by Congress and being signed into law by the president.

“These funds will be used to invest in important transportation and community development programs across Michigan,” said Stabenow. “These projects serve to revitalize our communities, protect critical infrastructure and create jobs. A safe, effective infrastructure is vital to our economy and our way of life.”

“It is critical to Michigan’s future that we create jobs and strengthen our communities,” said Levin. “These investments in transportation, infrastructure, community development and community improvement projects will help people across Michigan and offer an important shot in the arm to our state’s economy.”

Transportation projects included in the bill:

$2,000,000, Battle Creek Unlimited for W.K. Kellogg Airport (Battle Creek) $1,700,000, Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International (Kalamazoo)

$2,000,000, CATA Bus and Bus Facilities (Lansing)
$1,000,000, City of Detroit Fare System and Bus Upgrades (Detroit)
$500,000, City of Negaunee Croix Street Reconstruction Phase 1 Completion (Negaunee)
$1,000,000, Ann Arbor-Detroit Regional Rail Project (Detroit)

HUD projects included in the bill:

$500,000, Child Abuse and Neglect Council of Oakland County - Renovation and expansion of the facility (Pontiac)
$500,000, City of Highland Park: for the elimination of blight in the North Point neighborhood (Highland Park)
$4,000,000, Preservation and redevelopment of a public park and related business activities in the Corktown neighborhood (Detroit)
$300,000, Quincy Smelter - for remediation and preservation (Franklin Township)