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A light rail train parked at a recently opened station in the city of Austin
South Central Austin

Project Connect: Austin's 9.8-mile light rail system advances with $193M budget approval

By Haley McLeod

Austin Transit Partnership—the cities’ transit entity created to build and oversee Project Connect—approved a $193 million budget Sept. 18 for fiscal year 2024-25.

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