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FTA Issues $1 Billion FFGA for San Diego Mid-Coast Trolley
At a recent event in San Diego, FTA Acting Administrator Carolyn Flowers announced a $1.04 billion federal Full Funding Grant Agreement with the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) to extend existing Blue Line Trolley service from downtown San Diego to the growing University City area.
SANDAG will oversee the construction of the project and administer the local sales tax that matches the federal contribution. The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) will operate the line once it is complete.
“FTA is proud to partner with San Diego to bring new transit options to this growing region,” Flowers said. “With the population along the Mid-Coast corridor expected to grow nearly 20 percent in the coming decades, this trolley extension will offer a much-needed alternative to traffic congestion in the years ahead.”
The 10.92-mile light rail extension with nine new stations, referred to locally as the Mid-Coast Trolley, will serve major activity centers such as Old Town, Mission Bay Park, the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California at San Diego and the Westfield UTC shopping center. Officials estimate the project will provide 24,600 trips every weekday, with service to start in 2021.
Ground-breaking ceremonies for the line are scheduled for Oct. 22.
FTA awarded the first $100 million with the signing of the agreement, with the remaining funds to be provided over 10 years on an annual payment schedule, subject to congressional approval during the annual appropriations process. The remainder of the funding will be provided by TransNet, the region’s voter-approved half-cent sales tax for transportation.
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SANDAG Executive Director Gary Gallegos and FTA Acting Administrator Carolyn Flowers, seated, signed a $1.04 billion federal FFGA to extend existing Blue Line Trolley service. MTS CEO Paul Jablonski, first row, third from left, was also on hand to celebrate the agreement.
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