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10/11/2004
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Port Authority receives $46 million USDOT grant for Stage II light-rail project
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The Port Authority of Allegheny County recently obtained a $46.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the $386 million Stage II light-rail project that’s designed to re-establish light-rail service between downtown Pittsburgh and the South Hills suburbs.
The grant will reimburse the authority for construction costs to rebuild the Overbrook and Library lines, and purchase new light-rail vehicles and communication equipment.
The authority is modernizing Pittsburgh’s 25-mile trolley network — which was shut down in 1993 — into a light-rail system. The project includes reconstructing the Overbrook, Library and Drake trolley lines, building 2,200 new parking spaces and purchasing 28 light-rail vehicles.
In June, the port authority reopened the Overbrook line.
The grant will reimburse the authority for construction costs to rebuild the Overbrook and Library lines, and purchase new light-rail vehicles and communication equipment.
The authority is modernizing Pittsburgh’s 25-mile trolley network — which was shut down in 1993 — into a light-rail system. The project includes reconstructing the Overbrook, Library and Drake trolley lines, building 2,200 new parking spaces and purchasing 28 light-rail vehicles.
In June, the port authority reopened the Overbrook line.
