Will fund the Draper Light Rail Project, a 3.8-mile extension of agency’s current TRAX service. The project includes three new stations with park-and-ride-facilities, and will run parallel to the heavily traveled Interstate 15 corridor and make it easier for suburban residents to commute to jobs in Salt Lake City.
Illinois DOT received more than $177 million for a passenger rail project between Chicago and the Quad Cities. Georgia DOT was awarded $4.1 million to complete plans and an environmental study for a 250-mile passenger rail corridor between Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C., and the D.C. DOT received $2.9 million for potential bridge replacement.
Will provide construction management services and rail expertise for the first phase of Moynihan Station construction in Manhattan.
Riders took 8.1 million trips on buses and commuter rail, up more than 2 percent compared to November 2010.
In response to criticism about its spending and reports about its payroll, the transit agency will provide full disclosure of all employee compensation for full- and part-time workers.