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5/19/2021
The BART Silicon Valley extension into downtown San Jose and Santa Clara, California, has advanced to the final step in the application process for the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Expedited Project Delivery Pilot Funding Program (EPD).
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has applied for $1.73 billion in federal funds through the EPD Program, which will complete the funding plan to build the Phase II project, VTA officials said in a press release.
Following this step in the expedited evaluation process, the FTA will notify VTA in writing whether the project has been approved for a full funding grant agreement. The newly established EPD program aims at increasing innovation, improving efficiency and timeliness of project delivery, and encouraging new revenue streams.
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) also has selected three joint ventures to submit proposals on the estimated $2 billion track and tunnel work contract.
The 6-mile, BART Phase II Extension Project will extend southwest from the recently opened Berryessa/North San Jose Station with three more underground stations in San Jose and one above-grade station in Santa Clara adjacent to the existing Santa Clara Caltrain Station. Five miles of the alignment will be underground, with a single bore tunnel containing side-by-side and stacked tracks and platforms. Construction is expected to begin in 2022, with substantial completion by 2028, followed by system testing and passenger service in 2030.