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During Wednesday's public meeting, the team announced Alternative #5 has the lowest impact on homes and businesses, plus the environment.
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GovernmentNext month, the I-80 bridge study team will reveal which option it has selected for replacing the Mississippi River bridge between LeClaire and Rapids City.
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EconomyIt will hold a public information meeting (open house style) on Tuesday for people to learn about the proposed reconstruction project.
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Federal agencies are aware of the discussions but are not actively involved. The Iowa Interstate Railroad owns the tracks from Wyanet to the Quad Cities that need work before carrying passenger trains.
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GovernmentAn Illinois House committee has passed a resolution to get a federal agency involved in restoring passenger rail service to the Quad Cities.
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EnvironmentA recently completed merger between two of the country’s top-tier rail lines will send more trains along the upper Mississippi River — and in some areas, thousands more car loads of hazardous materials.
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Large parts of the Midwest are in a moderate to extreme drought, and the economy is suffering because of it.
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The third public meeting about replacing the I-80 bridge will be held tomorrow afternoon.
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EconomyThe US Department of Transportation just released its Air Travel Consumer Report for June, 2022. And it reveals the number of consumer complaints increased nearly 270% over the last three years.
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A federal agency has released a draft of its Environment Impact Statement on the proposed merger of the Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern. The Surface Transportation Board will eventually issue a final statement and make a ruling on the $31 billion acquisition.