Feds recommend $130M for BART-to-San Jose plan
FREMONT, Calif.The Bay Area Rapid Transit agencys plans to extend train service to San Jose have cleared a major hurdle.
The San Jose Mercury News reports that the Federal Transit Administration is recommending that BART receive $130 million this year to build the extension. The recommendation was part of the presidents budget released Monday and still requires Congressional approval.
But local transit officials say the $130 million is all but guaranteed and will allow them to begin construction in 2012.
The plan is to extend BART 10 miles from Fremont to the Berryessa district in San Jose. The $2.3 billion project is also relying on state and county funding.
The line is scheduled to open in 2018.
Information from: San Jose Mercury News, http://www.sjmercury.com