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A federal board has cleared the state railroad’s plan to extend track to Delta Junction.
The decision follows months of review by the Surface Transportation Board, which considered public testimony on the plan and a slate of potential environmental issues.
The three-member board said in a statement Tuesday it was satisfied the plan, which includes drawings for a half-mile bridge near Salcha across the Tanana River, would provide safe and reliable year-round freight options and access to vast military training grounds.
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