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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, September 10, 2003
Our sincere thanks to
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STANDING IN PEACE - Illinois Valley Women In Black
come together in the name of peace on Monday, Sept.
8 outside the Josephine County Bldg. in Downtown
Cave Junction. The women stood silently for 30 min-
utes during the vigil and have been conducting the
ceremony for several months. (Steve Fairchild photo)
Transportation bill may net millions for Oregon
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden
(D-Ore) and Gordon Smith
(R-Ore) announced the
initial approval of more
than $500 million in new
transportation funds to im-
prove Oregon’s highways
and bridges, small airports,
mass transit, and offer new
commuting solutions for
low-income workers.
The Senate Appropria-
tions Subcommittee on
Transportation approved
the funds as part of the
fiscal year 2004 Transpor-
tation and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations bill.
Overall, the subcom-
mittee recommended more
than $374 million in fed-
eral highway funds as part
of the FY2004 Transporta-
tion and Related Agencies
Appropriations bill. It ear-
marked more than $100
million for Oregon-
specific transportation pro-
jects, and recommended
more than $40 million in
additional federal transit
funds.
“Transportation invest-
ments pay double divi-
dends by creating new,
good-paying jobs to restore
Oregon’s economy now,
and provide the infrastruc-
ture Oregon needs to grow
in the future,” said Wyden.
“Better roads, bridges and
mass transit systems will
get more products to mar-
ket, move more commuters
to work, and entice more
businesses to locate in our
state.”
Interstate MAX Light
Rail Project would receive
$77.5 million to complete
a 5.8 mile extension of the
existing 38 mile long east/
west MX rail line.
Approximately 1.7
million would be secured
for Oregon reverse com-
mute programs, which help
provide expanded access to
transportation solutions for
the low-income workers.
These services can include
a combination of shuttles,
vanpools, and buses. Re-
cipients of this funding
would be:
*Rogue Valley Trans-
portation District Job Ac-
cess Reverse Commute
Program ($200,000);
*Salem Area Transit
Reverse Commute Project
($500,000);
*TriMet Regional Job
Access Reverse Commute
Program ($1 million).
The new, relocated
Springfield Station down-
town bus transfer facility
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would receive $5 million.
These funds will improve
the efficiency of the bus
system and help to spur
downtown economic de-
velopment.
An additional $6 mil-
lion would be provided to
the Lane Transit District
for bus rapid transit expan-
sion.
The Bear Creek
Greenway in Jackson
County would receive $2
million to help complete a
40-year project of connect-
ing five communities and
seven parks. The Green-
way has become a high-
way for those embracing
alternative modes of trans-
Illinois Valley Rural Fire District, &
Oregon Department of Forestry
from the
Imerti Family
portation while providing a
linear park for families and
tourists on the weekends.
The bill would provide
$600,000 to help replace
three cracked and weight-
limited bridges on U.S. 20
between Bend and Ontario.
Oregon’s small air-
ports may also share a por-
tion of nearly $12 million
in Federal funds for sys-
tems and equipment to
track local air traffic.
The Transportation
Appropriations bill must
now be approved by the
full Senate Appropriations
Committee, and then ap-
proved by Senate and the
House of Representatives.
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