US DOT awards $180m for Charlotte Lynx Blue line extension / تین نیوز

-TIN news: The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a $180m Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan for the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) to build the Lynx Blue Line light trail extension. The loan will support expansion of the light rail system from Center City Charlotte to the UNC Charlotte Campus. Approximately 7,600 jobs are expected to be created during the construction phase of the light rail extension, which is expected to be opened in 2018. The 9.3-mile extension is expected to create more than 18,900 additional riders each weekday, as w