FTA 01-09
Contact: Paul Griffo, Tel.: (202) 841-7563
Friday, January 9, 2009
Federal Transit Administration Signs Agreement to Provide $428.3 Million to
fund Mid-Jordon Extension of TRAX Light Rail System
Residents in the growing cities of Murray, Midvale, West Jordan and South Jordan
will soon have more options for traveling to and from downtown Salt Lake, thanks
to $428.3 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration.
Acting FTA Administrator Sherry Little was joined by Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
officials and local leaders this morning to sign the “full funding grant
agreement” which commits the federal funds toward the project.
“The Mid-Jordan extension is the latest federal down payment to support Utah’s
visionary and ambitious effort to develop a world-class public transportation
‘backbone’ by 2015,” Little said. “This investment helps ensure that Utah, as
the ‘crossroads of the West,’ is well positioned to compete for new jobs, new
businesses and a vibrant tourist trade.”
The 10.6-mile Mid-Jordan LRT line will open by December 2011. By the year 2030,
the line is expected to carry 9,500 daily passengers, generate 3,700 new transit
trips, and reduce the number of highway miles traveled by 65,000 daily.
When complete, the project will include nine stations, 3,035 park-and-ride
spaces, and 28 transit vehicles. Trains are expected to operate daily between 6
a.m. and midnight with service every 12 minutes during weekday peak periods, and
every 15 minutes during the remainder of the time.
Mid-Jordan LRT service will join with UTA’s Sandy/Salt Lake TRAX Line at the
existing Fashion Place West station, providing a direct connection to the Salt
Lake City central business district,the University of Utah and other Wasatch
destinations.
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