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Phoenix opens South Central light-rail extension and new downtown hub
Summary
Valley Metro and City of Phoenix officials marked the opening of the South Central Extension and Downtown Hub, adding 5.5 miles of light rail, eight stations and a downtown transfer hub. Speakers highlighted federal and local funding, workforce and small-business support, public art and plans for further expansion.
Valley Metro and City of Phoenix officials onstage at a public ceremony formally opened the South Central Extension and Downtown Hub, adding 5.5 miles of light rail and eight stations and launching an expanded downtown transfer hub.
The extension, speakers said, is intended to improve transit access between South Phoenix and downtown, connect riders to jobs and education, and support local economic development. “South Central opening day is here. We did it,” said Mayor Kate Gallego.
Federal and local funding partners were credited for financing the project. “I bring greetings from Washington DC and the Trump administration,” Ray Tellis, administrator of the Federal Transit Administration Region 9, told attendees. Tellis said the grant that funded the project…
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