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CATS Breaks Ground for CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2

Dignitaries in Charlotte, NC, joined by then-DOT Secretary and former Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, gathered Jan. 14 for ground-breaking ceremonies for the Charlotte Area Transit System’s (CATS) CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2 modern streetcar project.

The $150 million extension will add two miles to the west side of the existing 1.5-mile route, beginning at the Charlotte Transportation Center and serving historic neighborhoods, and  one-half mile on the east side, along with 11 new stops.

CATS also will replace the existing vehicles with six S70 Siemens modern streetcars with hybrid technology.

CATS Chief ­Executive ­Officer John Lewis called Phase 2 construction “a ­monumental step in building out our overall transit system” that will “strengthen trans­portation choices for the ­Charlotte region.”

The first phase of the CityLYNX Gold Line entered service in 2015 and surpassed ridership projections from the outset. 

CATS CEO John Lewis, fourth from left, and then-DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx, right, join Charlotte area officials at ground-breaking ceremonies for CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2.

 
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