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52 - Modern Streetcar

Location:  University to Downtown Modern Streetcar
Status:  In Design
Total Estimated Project Cost:  $196,822,000
Expenditures to Date 
Through 6/30/2010:		  $16,161,223
Estimated date of 
completion as of 12/4/2009:		  9/30/2012
Project Contact:  Shellie Ginn
Description:  An approved four-mile modern streetcar line connecting the University of Arizona to the 4th Avenue commercial district, downtown and the redevelopment area west of downtown.
Additional Info:  See latest Streetcar updates from City. - and - UofA Transportation Plan- and - Made in America Video
The Tucson Modern Streetcar Project will improve connectivity between Tucson’s major activity centers by serving as an urban transit circulator to address the transportation needs of the residents, workers, students, and visitors traveling in the corridor. Additionally, the Modern Streetcar will create economic development, support population and employment growth, improve transit service, and mitigate parking constraints.
Designation(s):  City of Tucson, Rio Nuevo District, Downtown, Street Work, Streetscape Work, RTA Funded
Last Update:  Tuesday Jul. 13, 2010

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  • Wednesday July 7, 2010
    The City of Tucson has signed a contract with Oregon Iron Works for the manufacture of 7 modern streetcar vehicles on June 4, 2010. Additionally, the City of Tucson also issued an invitation for Bid for the girder rail on June 17, 2010. The civil/track design team continue to develop the 60% plans with the expected submittal at the end of July. Maintenance and Storage Facility design team responding to comments on the Schematic Design plans and streetcar stop Design awaiting review comments on design development plans. Project updates were provided to the Technical Advisory Committee and the Citizens Liaison Group on June 21, 2010. Finally, submitted revised Administrative Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment on July 2, 2010.
  • Friday June 18, 2010
    Civil/track design consultants preparing 60% design plans. Maintenance facility design team submitted Schematic Design plans this month for review. Streetcar stop Design Development plans submitted this month for review. COT and RTA signed an IGA for the management and local funding match necessary for early material purchases, real estate, and professional services. The Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment was submitted in May 2010.
  • Monday May 10, 2010
    Working with the Federal Transit Authority on requirements for awarded grant. The project is currently in the final design engineering phase and 60% plans and cost estimate are due in June 2010.
  • Friday April 9, 2010
    Received $63 million USDOT TIGER grant in February 2010. Of the total $75 million requested in federal funds, $69 million has been granted by US Department of Transportation and the Federal Transit Authority (FTA). The Tucson Department of Transportation has applied for a FTA Urban Circulator Grant in February 2010 with a decision by FTA later in the spring of 2010.
  • Friday February 5, 2010
    URS Corp advancing design to 60%, including track, civil, and utility relocations. Station architecture, electrical systems designs are advancing to approximately 30% level. Maintenance facility & storage yard advancing schematic design plans.
  • Monday January 11, 2010
    01/11/2010 - Final Design of trackwork, utilities, maintenance facility, and streetcar stops underway. Project split into 4 line sections during design. Potholing of existing utilities completed. Procurement documents for girder rail being prepared. Continuing to coordinate design issues with other City projects, UA, TCC Hotel, and Gadsden Development.
  • Thursday October 8, 2009
    The project has been approved by the Federal Transit Administration into Preliminary Engineering and now approved into Final Design as of September 25, 2009. Program Management Consultant and a Final Design consultant are under contract and a streetcar vendor has been selected. Application for TIGER grant funds was submitted on September 11, 2009 and are now awaiting outcome of TIGER Grant process (anticipate notification in January 2010).
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