The Valley Metro Rail Board of Directors approved a contract with Stacy and Witbeck for construction manager at-risk (CMAR) for Tempe tram project. Valley Metro and Stacy and Witbeck will partner with the city of Tempe, project designer, Stantec, five project artists and the local community to build the Valley’s first streetcar line.
Tempe Streetcar will travel on Rio Salado Parkway from the Marina Heights development west to Mill Avenue. It will make a downtown loop on Mill and Ash avenues and continue south to Apache Boulevard. It will then turn east to Dorsey Lane, connecting to the Dorsey/Apache Blvd. station.
Construction of the three-mile streetcar route is slated to begin later this year with an anticipated opening in 2020. The $186 million project has been programmed using a mix of federal, regional and local funds.
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