STREETCAR AWARDED $30 MILLION IN FUNDS FROM CA STATE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY

The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) announced the selection of the Downtown/Riverfront Streetcar for $30 million in funds from the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program to advance the planning and construction of the streetcar.

The capital work to be funded under the grant include:

• construction of the initial 3.3-mile loop (6.24 track miles) of the Downtown/Riverfront Streetcar;
• construction of 19 streetcar stops on the expanded streetcar route; and
  purchase of six streetcar vehicles.
• View more information on the California State Transportation Agency’s or Sacramento Area Council of Government’s website.

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