Big transportation projects in budget

$50 million to study linking Alaska and Canada by rail in Gov. Murkowski’s proposal, along with planning for North Slope roads

The Associated Press

A railroad to Canada is one of a few huge transportation projects the governor wants to fund with tens of millions of dollars in seed money. Gov. Frank Murkowski proposes spending $50 million in state general funds to study the possibility of linking Alaska and Canada by rail. The Republican governo....

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