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Mayor Kasim Reed and U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to Hold Media Call to Announce TIGER 2013 Grants

Post Date:09/05/2013 10:00 AM

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 09/05/13

Media Advisory

Mayor Kasim Reed and U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to Hold Media Call to Announce TIGER 2013

ATLANTA - Mayor Kasim Reed and U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will take part in a media conference call this morning to announce the recipients of the latest round of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) will announce that 52 transportation projects in 37 states will receive a total of $474 million from the fifth round of DOT’s popular TIGER program. The projects funded through this round of TIGER illustrate the President’s goals of creating “Ladders of Opportunity,” the need for a “Fix it First” approach to infrastructure, and contributing to America’s economic growth.

WHO:
WHO:	Mayor Kasim Reed U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard
WHAT:	Media Conference Call to Discuss TIGER grants
WHEN:	Thursday, September 5, 2013 10:45 a.m.
CALL IN:	The call-in number is (800) 398-9367. You’ll also need to tell the operator that you’re calling in for the DOT PRESS BRIEFING.

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