The U.S. Administration provided USD 544.3 million funding to the Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for seven transit infrastructure projects in Arizona, California, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina and Utah. The funding is provided through FTA’s Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Programme. USD 498.7 million is the total value allotted to the rail projects.
“These transit infrastructure investments will help communities improve access and mobility to transit service as they address the impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency and continue their economic recovery,” FTA Deputy Administrator Jane Williams said.
According to the FTA, two of the projects receiving an allocation have an existing Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA), and five projects are advancing towards readiness to receive a construction grant agreement under the CIG Program. The projects must meet additional requirements in law before a grant can be awarded.
The rail transit infrastructure projects that received the federal funding are:
The second phase of Phoenix Northwest extension project that received USD 49.4 million. The project covers the construction of a 2.4 km – long extension of the Valley Metro light rail system from the existing end-of-line station in Northwest Phoenix to the Metrocenter Mall.
The Transbay Corridor Core Capacity project received USD 250.7 million in CIG funds. The project will improve the capacity on the existing Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) heavy rail system.
Gary double track Northwest Indiana project will benefit a USD 49.4 million funding which is a New Starts project in the Engineering phase of the CIG programme. The project includes the construction of a 42.8 km line of new second track on the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) South Shore commuter rail line in northern Indiana between Gary and Michigan City, including 3 km of new right-of-way.
The Minneapolis Southwest LRT, which is a New Starts project, received USD 100 million in CIG funds. The project is a 23.3 km extension of the Metro Green Line from the existing Target Field station in downtown Minneapolis to Eden Prairie in Hennepin County, with 16 stations serving the suburban municipalities of Minnetonka, Hopkins and St. Louis Park.
The Kansas City tram main street extension was awarded a USD 49.2 million funding. The project is a 5.6 km extension of the existing Kansas City Downtown tram station from the current streetcar terminus at Union Station to the University of Missouri – Kansas City.
Besides these five projects, the federal funding was provided to two Bus Rapid Transit projects.
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