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Amtrak Bridge Project Received Stimulus Funds

State officials said they didn't know if the project in Branford could have gone forward without the federal funding.

Fred Musante, Neighbor
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Where was the economic stimulus money that came to Connecticut spent? One place was , where it helped fund a $70 million Amtrak bridge project .

According to an NBC Connecticut report this week, state officials said the project might not have happened without the economic stimulus funding.

The news report quotes Democrats and Republicans who disagreed over the effectiveness of the 2009 economic stimulus measure.

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