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Yesterday, Connecticut First Coalition officials requested that Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) investigate Amtrak’s recent response to a Freedom of Information Act request.

The New London-Norwich Building & Construction Trades Council’s request for RFP materials relating to the Niantic River Bridge replacement project, for which Amtrak hired a Maine construction company, was met with a $6,080 document handling charge, according to the coalition.

In a letter to New London-Norwich Building & Construction President Keith Brothers dated April 1, Amtrak said “your request has been classified as category 1 — that is, a commercial use request. Requesters in this category are charged $38 per hour for search and review time and 25 cents per page for reproduction of documents.”