Orange County Transportation Authority board of directors awarded Walsh Construction Co a contract for the construction of the OC Streetcar which will run on a 6.6 km line between commuter rail at the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center and Harbor Boulevard in Garden Grove.
Walsh Construction, with a bid of USD 220.5 million, was selected among four construction companies that met pre-qualification requirements and submitted bids.
The construction on the OC Streetcar is set to begin later this year with testing and operations beginning in 2021.
“OCTA, in partnership with Santa Ana and Garden Grove, have been planning the OC Streetcar for years and today is a great day as we look forward now to starting construction on an exciting new transportation option in the heart of the county,” OCTA Director and Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido said.
OC Streetcar project is estimated at USD 407 million, with funding from a mix of federal and state sources, and from Measure M, Orange County’s half-cent sales tax for transport improvements, also known as OC Go.
In March, the OCTA board approved USD 51.5 million contract with Siemens Industries to provide the vehicles for the OC Streetcar system, which will have six vehicles in operation and two spare cars that can be rotated into the system as needed. The contract includes an option to purchase up to 10 additional trams at a later date.
The OC Streetcar will operate from the busy Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center, along Santa Ana Boulevard and Fourth Street and along the Pacific Electric right-of-way to Harbor Boulevard. It is expected to carry more than 7,300 passengers per day within its first year of operation.
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