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Board authorizes Green Line planning partnership; SACRT says light rail to airport faces major cost and right‑of‑way hurdles
Summary
Directors approved a staff recommendation to partner with Sacramento Regional Transit on a Caltrans planning grant for a Green Line bus rapid transit feasibility study after SACRT staff said light‑rail extension to the airport would cost over $2 billion and requires replacement of a key bridge and preservation of expiring right‑of‑way.
The Sacramento Transportation Authority on Nov. 13 authorized staff to partner with Sacramento Regional Transit District on a Caltrans planning grant to study a Green Line route to Sacramento International Airport, endorsing a near‑term bus rapid transit (BRT) approach while preserving the long‑term goal of light rail.
Anthony Adams, director of planning for Sacramento Regional Transit, told the board that an LPA and environmental clearance for a light‑rail extension exist but that three principal obstacles have blocked progress: the need to replace the Truxtell Bridge (estimated at about $250,000,000),…
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