Referendum Reviving Interest in Commuter Rail From Atlanta to Macon
Tuesday, August 5th, 2014
Recent developments in Clayton County are rekindling interest in commuter rail from Atlanta to Macon. That's despite Georgia losing access last month to $45 million in federal funds for the project.
The Federal Transit Administration sent word to the Georgia Department of Transportation July 1st.
“They’re saying based on failure to make progress on these grants, specifically construction, they’re de-obligating federal funding,” said GDOT spokeswoman Natalie Dale.
The FTA ultimately made the decision because the state over the course of a decade was unable to produce local match funds.
