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Gov. Cuomo Announces $300M Plan To Revamp Erie Canal
(AP) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has unveiled a $300 million plan to revamp the Erie Canal.
Cuomo's office announced the five-year project on Monday, ahead of the governor's State of the State address later this week.
The canal currently generates $2.5 million in revenue annually but costs the state more than $100 million a year. T
The initial phase of the redesign project would cost $165 million and fund economic development and flood mitigation projects. T
he New York Power Authority is expected to vote on the funding at its board meeting later this month.
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