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SunRail clears final hurdleA comprehensive passenger rail bill has been signed into law by Gov. Charlie Crist. The bill clears the way for the SunRail commuter rail system in central Florida, puts state money into the South Florida TriRail system, and creates a rail authority. ORRA is in support of SunRail because studies find that the commuter rail project’s construction and operation will generate:
- An infusion of more than $1 billion dollars over the next 30 years into Florida’s economy.
- The creation of more than 13,000 construction and operations jobs, most of them created almost immediately, generating more than $350 million in household earnings.
- More than 113,000 construction jobs within one-half mile of station stops.
- $4.6 billion dollars in earnings for the construction sector over the next 20 years.
- An increase of almost nine times their current value for property values within one-half mile of station stops.
- Secondary economic impacts of more than $2.5 billion dollars from workers living and spending within the area.
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