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TJPA updates portal schedule and funding plan after federal grant rescind; local share remains short
Summary
Transbay Joint Powers Authority staff reported a reduced project cost estimate and the loss of a FRA CRISI grant, leaving a significant local funding gap; staff outlined next procurements, right-of-way work and outreach plans.
SAN FRANCISCO — At its Sept. 11 meeting, the Transbay Joint Powers Authority received a monthly update on the Downtown Rail Extension (the "portal") that described schedule, procurement and funding changes after the Federal Railroad Administration rescinded a previously announced CRISI grant. Executive staff said the program has reduced its indicative construction estimate to about $7.57 billion but still faces a local funding shortfall and is reprogramming available local funds to cover highest-priority, design-phase work.
The portal update summarized near-term work: launching right-of-way appraisals and property surveys, issuing the request for proposals (RFP) for the progressive design-build 40CT tunnel contract (expected to take about a year to procure), progressing a 60% design update for the Fourth and King and utility-relocation packages, and preparing management-plan updates required for a future federal New Starts (FFGA) funding request.
The report explained why…
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