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10/21/2021
The application for a $158 million federal Capital Investment Grant that would help fund Valley Metro’s Northwest Light-Rail Extension Phase II (NWE II) project has advanced to Congress for review, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The grant will complete the funding necessary for the project, with the final grant signing anticipated in early November, Valley Metro officials said in a news release.
The 1.6-mile extension will connect the current end-of-line located at 19th Avenue and Dunlap to Metrocenter Mall at approximately 29th Avenue and Dunlap in Phoenix, giving greater access to major destinations along the existing light-rail line. Those destinations include educational institutions, employment centers, entertainment amenities as well as the airport. The extension also will link the West Valley to high-capacity transit, Valley Metro officials said.
The total cost of the NWE II is $401 million and includes $213 million in local Transportation 2050 funding; $30 million from regional transportation sales tax funds; and the $158 million federal grant in the pipeline.