Post by Logan on Feb 10, 2016 6:08:17 GMT -6
Sacramento’s plan to bring streetcars back to downtown appears to be back on track after stalling out last year.
The project got a kickstart Tuesday morning when federal officials stated renewed willingness to contribute $75 million to build the proposed 3.3-mile rail line linking key sites in West Sacramento and Sacramento. The funding notation is in the Obama administration’s proposed budget.
The trolleys would stop at Raley Field and the Bridge District in West Sacramento and near Old Sacramento, the downtown depot, the Kings arena, the state Capitol, major hotels and the convention center in Sacramento.
The federal funding is contingent, however, on Sacramento coming up with roughly an equal amount of local funding to pay for what is estimated to be a $150 million project.
Read more here: www.sacbee.com/news/local/transportation/article59304713.html
The project got a kickstart Tuesday morning when federal officials stated renewed willingness to contribute $75 million to build the proposed 3.3-mile rail line linking key sites in West Sacramento and Sacramento. The funding notation is in the Obama administration’s proposed budget.
The trolleys would stop at Raley Field and the Bridge District in West Sacramento and near Old Sacramento, the downtown depot, the Kings arena, the state Capitol, major hotels and the convention center in Sacramento.
The federal funding is contingent, however, on Sacramento coming up with roughly an equal amount of local funding to pay for what is estimated to be a $150 million project.
Read more here: www.sacbee.com/news/local/transportation/article59304713.html