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This page was last updated on December 22, 2011.
Sugar House Streetcar
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December 21, 2011
UTA approved its budget for 2012. "The budget includes $19.3 million to start construction on the Sugar House streetcar project next spring. The board on Wednesday [Dec 21st] also approved an interlocal agreement with Salt Lake City and South Salt Lake for that line. The first two-mile phase of the streetcar will run from the TRAX Central Pointe station on 2100 South to McClelland Avenue on the western edge of Sugar House’s Central Business District. It is expected to cost $55.5 million, including the value of land already purchased. Construction is projected at $37.2 million, with $26 million from federal grants and an $11.2 million local shares. About 3,000 daily riders are expected at the planned opening in 2014." (Salt Lake Tribune, December 21, 2011)
September 14, 2011
From Railway Age, September 14, 2011 issue:
The Utah Transit Authority hired HDR to provide preliminary engineering, with the option to provide final design and design services during construction, for the Sugar House Streetcar project in Salt Lake City and South Salt Lake City, Utah.
The proposed two-mile streetcar line is jointly owned by the Utah Transit Authority, South Salt Lake and Salt Lake City. Project goals include designing and developing a transit corridor with an emphasis on economic potential, livability and walkability.
As part of the new contract, HDR will provide preliminary engineering and final design services for the track work, structures, drainage, utility relocations, stations, street reconstruction and at-grade crossings. Construction costs are estimated to be approximately $37 million, with the streetcar opening as early as 2013.
October 21, 2010
UTA received a $26 million grant for its Sugar House Streetcar Project, as part of the overall $600 million TIGER II grant program from U.S. Department of Transportation. "In total, the $600 million in TIGER II funding included 42 capital construction projects and 33 planning projects in 40 states. The program was funded through the FY2010 transportation appropriations process. It was heavily oversubscribed, with the DOT receiving more than 1,000 applications seeking more than $19 billion in grant support." (Railway Age, October 21, 2010)
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