Federal transit officials award funding to Tri-State, Broward County Transit, and Miami-Dade Transit.
"Jennifer Dorn, who heads the Federal Transit Administration, awarded $26.7 million to Tri-Rail to help pay for the $456 million project.The first payment of $25.6 million was made last year and another payment of $48 million is expected in the next year. In all, Tri-Rail has secured $110 million from the transit administration's New Starts program, which funds new transit projects across the country."
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