Kathy Hochul: “Thanks to a $166 million state investment, that means a lot…”

“This is one step forward. So today, here's the next big step. Officially kicking off the design team project design phase. Thanks to a $166 million state investment, that means a lot of planning is going to occur. Looking at the stations, tracks, vehicles, signals so we can get shovels in the ground and make this become a reality. Now I got something for all the naysayers know this about me.” (03:26–03:34)

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