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Doyle suspends Wis. high-speed train project

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Gov. Jim Doyle's administration has asked contractors to suspend work on the high-speed rail line from Madison to Milwaukee while his administration studies the potential impact of stopping the project.

Department of Transportation Secretary Frank Busalacchi said the suspension would last while the agency studies "the real world consequences, including the immediate impacts to people and their livelihoods, if this project were to be stopped."

His statement comes two days after Republican Scott Walker was elected governor to replace Doyle, a Democrat. Walker has vowed to follow through on his campaign promise to kill the $810 million project, which will be funded by federal stimulus dollars.

Busalacchi said the suspension would last for "a few days."

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