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Transit Bill Keeps Vt. Commuter Buses Rolling

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MONTPELIER, Vt. -

       (AP) - Federal funding for public transportation in Vermont is expected to climb more than 50 percent in the next two years, which should be a boon to the state's commuter buses.

      Sen. Bernie Sanders says a transportation bill that passed Friday increases funding for public transit in Vermont from its current $6.2 million to $9.5 million in 2014.

      He says a separate provision will allow the Chittenden County Transportation Authority to continue some of its successful routes, including the Montpelier and St. Albans link, which ferries riders between those cities and Burlington.

      Overall, the state will reap $464 million in the next two years from the bill, with most of the money to be used to fix roads and bridges.

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