The California State Transportation Agency has awarded $1.3 billion in funding for new projects across the state, including a big chunk of money for the planned extension of Caltrain to the Salesforce Transit Center.
The Transbay Joint Powers Authority will receive $750 million in state funding for the effort - known as The Portal - which will involve the construction of a two-mile tunnel from Caltrain's existing terminus at Fourth and King. The total cost of the project is more than $7.5 billion.
Other notable funding awards with potential impacts in the Bay Area:
- The Capitol Corridor JPA received $40 million to refurbish its existing rail cards and reconfigure them to increase seating capacity;
- The Marin County Transit District received $24.8 million (toward a total cost of $88.8 million) for electrifying a 3.05-acre operation and maintenance facility, buying 11 electric buses, and other items;
- BART received $25 million (toward a total cost of $70.1 million) for redeveloping the Ashby Station west parking lot into a mixed-use project with 618 homes (307 affordable) plus a parking garage and other transit infrastructure;
Rendering of Ashby Station TODPyatok
The money was awarded through CalSTA's Intercity Rail Capital Program.
“California has shown that investing in cleaner transportation can improve people’s everyday lives,' reads a statement release by Governor Newsome. "These investments build on that progress, funding cleaner buses, better rail connections, and the train service families count on to get to work and school. As we take California’s experience to the world stage, we’re continuing to build a cleaner, more connected state.”
