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Suffolk County exec protests omissions from TIP list, won't rule out vetoing all projects

Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine angrily told The Point he is prepared "do what it takes" to make sure Long Island — and especially Suffolk — gets the transportation funding it deserves as part of the so-called Transportation Improvement Program, or TIP, a five-year project list that is the basis for future state and federal funding.

Romaine confirmed what The Point previously reported — that projects of regional significance, including the Oakdale Merge, Long Island Rail Road electrification, improvements on the Northern State and Southern State parkways, and other items were left off the TIP list that was approved by the Nassau/Suffolk Transportation Coordinating Committee, a div

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