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Shelley Hughes
29:19 - 29:53
"I've always been a strong advocate for the completion of the northern rail extension as well as the Matsu rail extension. And those are under work too."
“I've always been a strong advocate for the completion of the northern rail extension as well as the Matsu rail extension. And those are under work too.”
- Speaker
- Shelley Hughes
- Timestamp
- 29:19 – 29:53
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- August 6, 2026
From the transcript
Thank you. I want to mention too, I've always been a strong advocate for the completion of the northern rail extension as well as the Matsu rail extension. And those are under work too. In fact, I spoke with Bill O'Leary with Alaska Railroad, and there should be some good news as far as some federal grant dollars for the Matsu rail extension. I don't have an update, but those are integral to this whole system and for this all to work together to bring us in a brand new place where we have a much stronger and more secure economic future.