Clinton Would Fund 12 Rail Projects in FY 2001

The full funding grants agreements covered in the administration’s FY 2001 budget request would assist the following 12 rail projects.

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February 10, 2000

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The full funding grants agreements covered in the administration’s FY 2001 budget request would assist the following:

Maryland Mass Transit Administration with construction of double track for the Baltimore Central Corridor Light Rail Line. Estimated total cost: $153.7 million. President’s fiscal 2001 budget proposal: $10 million.
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) in completing construction of about 6.6 miles of the Douglas Branch of the CTA’s Blue Line. Estimated total cost: $450 million. President’s fiscal 2001 budget proposal: $17 million.
Metra, the commuter rail division of the Regional Transportation Authority of northeastern Illinois, with the design and construction of the Southwest Corridor extension. Estimated total cost: $165.4 million. President’s fiscal 2001 budget proposal: $10 million.
Denver Regional Transportation District and Colorado Department of transportation with the design and construction of Denver’s proposed Southeast Corridor project. Estimated total cost: $882.5 million. President’s fiscal 2001 budget proposal: $20 million.
Memphis Area Transit Authority with the design and construction of the Memphis Medical Center rail extension. Estimated total cost: $69.1 million. President’s fiscal 2001 budget proposal: $14.2 million.
Metro Transit in Minneapolis-St. Paul and the Minnesota Department of Transportation with the design and construction of a proposed 11.5 mile light rail transit along the Hiawatha Avenue corridor. Estimated total cost: $548.6 million. President’s fiscal 2001 budget proposal: $20 million.
New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJT) with the design and construction of the Hudson-Bergen Waterfront Light Rail Transit System Minimum Operable Segment-2, a part of the New Jersey Urban Core Project. Estimated total cost: $1.1 billion.
Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAT) with Stage II of the Pittsburgh light rail transit project. Estimated total cost: $383.7 million. President’s fiscal 2001 budget proposal: $20 million.
Tri-County Metropolitan District of Oregon with the design and construction of the Portland Interstate MAX light rail extension. Estimated total cost: $350 million. President’s fiscal 2001 budget proposal: $40 million.
Utah Transit Authority implement and operate its proposed light rail transit service. Estimated total cost: $105.8 million. President’s fiscal 2001 budget proposal: $15 million.
Sound Transit with the planning, design and construction of the Seattle Central Link light rail line. Estimated total cost: $1.5 billion. President’s fiscal 2001 budget proposal: $35 million.
Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Area Transit Authority with the design and construction of the Largo (Md.) Metrorail extension. Estimated total cost: $433.9 million. President’s fiscal 2001 budget proposal: $10 million.

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