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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The Utah Transit Authority will receive seven (M)million dollars for commuter rail, buses and a transportation hub in West Valley City.
The money is coming from the U-S Department of Transportation.
Two-point-seven (M)million dollars will go toward the engineering phase of the Salt Lake Commuter Rail Project, which will have seven stations from Pleasant View to Salt Lake.
Also, two-point-three (M)million dollars will go to a future hub in West Valley City, a hub near The Gateway and and further engineering.
Finally, two (M)million dollars will help purchase five commuter buses.
Senator Bob Bennett says his work secured the money.
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