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Projects Under Construction

Projects listed here are either under construction or are on the cusp of entering that phase. Smaller projects without dedicated right-of-ways are not included. Use the feedback form at the end of the page to suggest updates.

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  • Atlanta
    • Atlanta Streetcar- 2013
      • 1.4-mile new line from Centennial Olympic Park to Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic Site via Peachtree Center MARTA Station, with 6 stops each way
      • Planned 15-minute frequencies
      • Line will use modern vehicles constructed by Siemens
      • Long-term extension will add a north-south route along Peachtree Street
      • Construction began in January 2012
  • Cincinnati
    • Cincinnati Streetcar- 2014
      • 2-mile new line from Findlay Market to Riverfront, via downtown and Fountain Square
      • Line will use five modern vehicles/li>
      • First phase of project will cost $99.5 million
      • Construction began in early 2012
      • Extension north to University of Cincinnati is planned
  • Dallas
    • DART Orange Line LRT- 2012-2014
      • 14-mile new line; Downtown to Northwest Dallas, ending at the airport; will share midtown route with Green Line and downtown routes with existing Red and Blue Lines.
      • Las Colinas Extension will be completed in 2012; Airport link will be done in 2014
      • Construction began in 2009
    • DART Blue Line LRT- 2012
      • 4.5-mile extension to existing Blue Line, east to Downtown Rowlett
      • Construction began 2009
  • Denver (FastTracks Plan)
    • West Corridor LRT- 2013
      • 12-mile new line from Union Station to western metro communities of Lakewood and Golden
      • Construction began in 2007
    • I-225 Line LRT- 2016
      • Segment 1 (1 mile) from existing Nine Mile Station to new Iliff Avenue Station (construction began in 2012)
      • Segment 2 (9.5 miles) from Iliff Avenue Station to Peoria Street Station (construction to begin in 2013)
      • Eight stations
      • $440 million cost
    • Gold Line Commuter Rail- 2016
      • 11.2-mile new line from Union Station to northwestern metro communities of Arvada and Wheat Ridge
      • Being built by a public-private partnership called Denver Transit Partners made up of Fluor Enterprises, Denver Rail Holdings, Lloyds Banking Group, Balfour Beatty, HDR, ACI, and Ames Construction
      • Eight stations; Vehicles will be powered by electric catenary
      • $600 million cost
      • Construction began in 2011
    • Northwest Line Commuter Rail, Segment 1- 2016
      • 6.2-mile first segment of new 41-mile Northwest Line from Union Station to several northwestern metro communities including Westminster, Boulder, and Longmont. The first segment will terminate at South Westminster Station
      • Being built by a public-private partnership called Denver Transit Partners made up of Fluor Enterprises, Denver Rail Holdings, Lloyds Banking Group, Balfour Beatty, HDR, ACI, and Ames Construction
      • Segment 1 has three stations; Vehicles will be powered by electric catenary
      • $500 million cost
      • Construction began in 2012
    • East Corridor Commuter Rail- 2016
      • 22.8-mile new line from Union Station to Denver International Airport
      • Being built by a public-private partnership called Denver Transit Partners made up of Fluor Enterprises, Denver Rail Holdings, Lloyds Banking Group, Balfour Beatty, HDR, ACI, and Ames Construction
      • Seven stations; Vehicles will be powered by electric catenary
      • $1.1 billion cost
      • Construction began in 2010
  • Edmonton
    • Downtown to NAIT LRT- December 2013
      • 1.9-mile extension of existing line between Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and existing Churchill Square Station
      • $825 million (Canadian) cost
      • Construction began in 2011
      • An additional extension north from NAIT to St. Albert is currently being considered
  • Hampton Roads/Norfolk
    • Tide LRT- 2011 – Completed August 19, 2011
      • 7.5-mile new line from EVMS via downtown Norfolk to Newtown Road
      • Construction began in 2007
  • Honolulu
    • Honolulu Rail Transit- 2018
      • 20-mile elevated new line running east-west from Kapolei to Ala Moana Center, via Waipahu, Aloha Stadium, Salt Lake, and Downtown
      • 90,000 projected daily riders
      • $5.3 billion cost
      • Construction began in 2011
  • Houston (METRO Solutions Plan)
    • East End LRT- 2013
      • 3-mile new line from Downtown to East Side; connects to proposed Southeast corridor
      • Projected 11,000 daily rides
      • Construction began 2008
    • Southeast LRT- 2013
      • 6.1-mile new line from Downtown to Southeast; connects to existing Main Street Line and proposed East End and University corridors
      • Projected 12,000 daily rides
      • Construction began 2009
    • North LRT- 2013
      • 5.2-mile extension of existing Main Street line into north Houston
      • Projected 29,000 daily riders
      • Construction began in 2009
  • Los Angeles
    • Expo Line Phase II LRT- 2015
      • 6.6-mile extension of existing Expo Line LRT, from Culver City (existing terminus) to Santa Monica
      • 7 new stations planned
      • $1.5-billion cost
      • Construction began in 2012
    • Gold Line LRT- Foothill Extension – 2014
      • 11.3-mile extension of existing Gold Line light rail east from Sierra Madre Villa station in Pasadena to Azusa, via Monrovia and Duarte
      • Future 13-mile extension of the line further east will link Azusa to Montclair, via Glendora and Claremont
      • $690 million
      • Construction began in 2010
  • Montréal
    • Train de l’Est CR- 2014
      • 32-mile new line running from Downtown to East Montreal and Mascouche, via Terrebonne and Repentigny, with seven new stations
      • Serves east side of Montréal Island
      • $400 million (Canadian) cost
      • Eventually 11,000 daily riders projected
      • Construction to begin in 2010 (originally supposed to begin in 2009)
  • Minneapolis
    • Central LRT – 2014
      • 11-mile new line, linking Downtown Minneapolis and Downtown Saint Paul, via the University of Minnesota; line will run along University Avenue for the majority of its route; connection to existing Hiawatha LRT in Downtown Minneapolis (where the two lines will share tacks) and to the under construction Northstar CR at the Minneapolis MultiModal Station
      • 42,170 projected daily riders
      • Construction began in 2009
  • New Jersey (NJ Transit)
    • ARC CR Tunnel- Suspended Indefinitely
      • Extension of current CR service from Frank Lautenberg/Secaucus Station in New Jersey to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan with the completion of two new tunnels, a direct connection to currently Hoboken Terminus-only trains, and a new station adjacent to Penn Station
      • $7.6 billion cost; sponsored by New Jersey Transit and the Port Authority of NY and NJ
      • Construction began in 2009 with completion expected by 2017. A decision by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in late 2010 canceled the project because of the fear of expected cost increases that the state would be forced to absorb.
    • Lackawanna Cutoff
      • 7.3-mile, one-station extension of New Jersey Transit commuter rail line from Dover to Andover
      • Future, unfunded corridor will extend into Scranton, Pennsylvania
      • $58 million cost
  • New Orleans
    • Union Passenger Terminal to Canal Street Streetcar- 2013
      • 1.5-mile, $45 million streetcar route connecting to existing line from Union Passenger Terminal to Canal Street
      • Four new stops will be built along Rampart Street
      • Future extensions will run east-west along St. Claude Avenue to Press Street
      • Construction began in 2011
  • New York City
    • 7 Subway Extension- 2013
      • Extension of existing 7 Subway Line from 42nd Street/Times Square Station to 34th Street and 11th Avenue, via a potential intermediate station at 42nd Street and 10th Avenue; line is meant to encourage development throughout the Far West Side of Manhattan
      • $2.5 billion cost
      • Construction began in 2008
    • Second Avenue Subway- 2016
      • 2-mile extension of of existing Q Subway Line (Phase I)
      • $4 billion cost
      • 200,000 predicted daily riders
      • Construction began in 2007
    • LIRR East Side Access CR- 2016
      • 4-mile extension of existing commuter rail network to Grand Central Terminal from Queens (tunnel under the East River was originally completed in 1989); connection to 4, 5, 6, 7, S, and Metro-North Trains at Grand Central
      • $6.5 billion cost
      • 160,000 projected daily riders
      • Construction began in 2007
  • Orlando
    • SunRail Phase I- 2014
      • 31-mile commuter rail line with 12 stations will run from DeBary to Sand Lake Road Station, via downtown Orlando
      • Project will use diesel locomotives
      • Service to be provided every 30 minutes at peak, every hour off peak
      • A future phase expected to open by 2016 will extend project to north and south, reaching a total of 61 miles of service
      • Projected 14,300 daily riders
      • Construction began in January 2012
  • Phoenix
    • Northwest Light Rail Extension – 2016
      • 3.2-mile extension north from existing Valley Metro light rail line, from Montebello to Dunlap
      • Would run along 19th Avenue with three new stations
      • Construction began in 2013
    • Central Mesa Light Rail Extension- 2015
      • 3.1-mile extension of existing line, running from existing Main Street Station to Mesa Drive
      • $200 million cost
      • Construction began in 2012
  • Portland
    • Milwaukie (Orange Line) MAX LRT- 2015
      • 7.3-mile, $1.5 billon new line running from Transit Mall in Downtown Portland to Milwaukie in Clackamas County, via Portland’s East Side; connections to East Side Streetcar Loop (detailed above) and all MAX LRT lines along the Mall
      • 27,400 expected daily riders
      • New Starts contract with federal government still needs signing
      • Construction began in 2011 on bridge near South Waterfront district
  • Salt Lake City (TRAX FrontLines 2015 Project)
    • Front Runner South CR- 2013
      • 44-mile extension of existing Front Runner Line; will run from Downtown to Provo (Utah County), via Midvale, Draper, and Lindon
      • Construction began in 2008
    • Sugar House Streetcar- 2013
      • New 2-mile streetcar line will run from Central Pointe TRAX station to 1040 E
      • $55.5 million project
      • Construction began in 2012
      • Expected 3,000 daily riders
    • Draper LRT Extension- 2013
      • Construction began in 2012
      • Expected to carry 2,250 commuters per day
    • Airport LRT- 2013
      • 6-mile new line, running from Downtown to the Airport; connection to existing light rail
      • Projected 14,000 daily riders
      • Construction began in 2009
  • San Francisco
    • BART Metro to Warm Springs- 2014
      • 5.4-mile extension of existing BART service from existing Fremont Station to Warm Springs, via Irvington; in aerial, subway, and at grade configurations
      • 7,200 projected daily riders
      • $890 million cost
      • Construction began in 2009
    • BART Metro to Silicon Valley- 2018
      • 10-mile extension of BART Warm Springs line, running south to Berryessa Road in San Jose, via Great Mall in Milpitas (2 stations total)
      • 23,000 projected daily riders
      • 7.5-minute frequencies with 10-car trains on two lines — Green Line to Daly City, via downtown San Francisco and Orange Line to Richmond, via downtown Oakland
      • $2.3 billion cost, of which $900 million from federal New Starts funds, $251 million in state funds, and $1.2 billion from local Measure A sales tax (approved by voters in 2000)
      • Construction began in 2012
    • eBART CR (DMU)- 2014
      • 10-mile east-west new line running from Pittsburg/Bay Point BART Station to Antioch; cross-platform connection to BART at a new platform just east of Pittsburg/Bay Point
      • 10,100 projected daily riders
      • $523 million cost
      • Construction began in 2010
    • MUNI Central Subway Light Rail- 2019
      • 1.7-mile extension of existing T-Third Line LRT operation from current Caltrain Terminal Station at 4th and King Streets; line would continue northwest on 4th Street, before tunneling underground beginning at the I-80 Viaduct, followed by turning north on Stockton Street; connections to all MUNI Metro and BART lines on Market Street at Powell Street Station
      • Project will allow for further extension onto Columbus Avenue into North Beach
      • 78,000 projected daily riders (including Phase I, the 5-mile surface T-Third LRT line on the city’s waterfront already built)
      • $1.6 billion cost, of which $942 million being provided by federal New Starts program
      • Construction began in 2012
    • SMART CR (DMU)- 2014
      • 70-mile new line running north-south from Cloverdale to Larkspur in Sonoma and Marin Counties, via San Rafael, Novato, Petaluma, Santa Rosa, and Windsor; connection to San Francisco-bound ferry at Larkspur
      • Phase I will link Santa Rosa and San Rafael; full 70-mile line will be completed in unfunded Phase II
      • 5,300 projected daily riders
      • $440 million cost
      • Construction began in 2012
  • Seattle
    • South 200th Link Extension LRT – 2016
      • 1.6-mile extension of Central Link from Sea-Tac Airport to South 200th Street in the City of Sea Tac
      • Elevated alignment, with one new station at Angle Lake
      • $383 million cost
      • 5,400 additional daily riders expected
      • Construction began in spring 2013
    • Northgate Link Extension LRT- 2021
      • 4.3-mile extension of University Link (now under construction) from University of Washington to Northgate Mall, via U-District (Brooklyn) and Roosevelt Stations (3 new stations in total)
      • Most of the project will be tunneled
      • 60,000 additional daily riders expected
      • $2.1 billion cost
      • Construction began in 2012
    • University Link Extension LRT- 2016
      • 3.15-mile extension of the central Link line from Downtown to the University of Washington
      • Construction began in 2009
    • RapidRide E and F BRT Lines - 2013
      • E Line: To run from downtown to Shoreline
      • F Line: To run between Burien, SeaTac, Tukwila, and Renton
      • Construction began in 2012
    • First Hill Streetcar- 2014
      • 2.5-mile streetcar running from Pioneer Square District to future Link Light Rail station in Capitol Hill, via Chinatown Link station, mostly along Broadway
      • 10 stations planned
      • $132.8 million cost
      • Construction began in 2012
  • Toronto
    • Spadina Subway Extension- 2015
      • 5.3-mile line will extend existing subway from existing Downsview terminus to Vaughan Corporate Center, via York University
      • Seven stations planned, all in subways; will feature very interesting architectural styles.
      • Will be first section of the subway extending outside of Toronto City and into York Region.
      • Trains are planned at 4-minute frequencies
      • $2.6 billion (Canadian) cost, funded by Government of Canada ($697 million), Ontario ($870 million), Toronto ($526 million), and York ($352 million)
      • Construction began in 2011
    • Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown Line- 2020
      • 15.5-mile line running from Jane Street/Black Creek Drive to Scarborough City Center, replacing existing Scarborough RT on segment from Kennedy Station to Scarborough
      • Line was originally planned as part of Mayor David Miller’s Transit City program. Project initially included a stretch of subway, with much of the line above ground. Mayor Rob Ford, who entered office in 2010, however, pushed to put the entire stretch from Jane Street to Kennedy Station (11.8 miles) underground. The entire project will be grade separated as the section from Kennedy Station to Scarborough City Center will be elevated.
      • 26 stations planned.
      • Future extension to Toronto-Pearson Airport is proposed and was part of initial Transit City plans.
      • $8.2 billion (Canadian) cost, paid for by Ontario Province using funds initially reserved for all Transit City projects
      • Construction began in 2011
    • Sheppard Avenue East Line – Cancelled in Early 2011, Revived in 2012- 2017
      • New line runs east-west from existing Don Mills Subway Station to Meadowvale Road, along Sheppard Avenue
      • $555 million (Canadian) cost
      • Construction began in 2009, stopped in 2011; Mayor Rob Ford wanted to replace project with a private subway extension, but it was eventually restored by city council
  • Tucson
    • Downtown Modern Streetcar- 2013
      • 3.9-mile new line runs between Downtown Tucson and the University of Arizona, via the 4th Avenue Business District
      • Predicted 3,600 daily riders
      • Construction began in 2011
      • Total costs of $150 million; Received $63 million in TIGER grants for the project
  • Vancouver
    • Evergreen Line- 2016
      • 6.8-mile extension of SkyTrain network from Lougheed Town Centre to Douglass College, via Port Moody and Coquitlam
      • 22,900 projected daily riders
      • 15-minute travel time
      • C$1.4 billion capital cost
      • Construction began in 2012
  • Washington, D.C.
    • Dulles Silver Line Metro- 2013 (Phase I)/2016 (Phase II)
      • 23-mile new line from West Falls Church to Wiehle Avenue, via Tysons Corner (Phase I) and to Loudon County, via Dulles Airport (Phase II)
      • Trains will run along existing Orange and Blue line track past West Falls Church to Downtown D.C.
      • Construction began in March 2009
    • D.C. Streetcar – 2011-14 – Partially Funded
      • 4-mile line in Anacostia between Anacostia Metro and Bolling Air Force Base is first phase; will be followed by a series of new lines throughout the city, such as along George Avenue, M and H Streets, and Florida Avenue
      • Construction began in 2009

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by Yonah Freemark

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