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Project Updates

Please refer to the Central Subway Newsletter for detailed updates, news and accomplishments; check back in late November 2009. Key milestones include:

  • November 2008: Record of Decision (ROD) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
  • January 2009: Commenced right-of-way property and easement acquisition process
  • April 2009: San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Board approval to advertise the Final Design Request for Proposal
  • May 2009: Completion of the Preliminary Engineering Report
  • September 2009: Utilities relocation for Moscone Station and Tunnel Portal advertised
  • September 2009: Central Subway awarded $9.9 million in additional funding by  the FTA for advanced preliminary engineering and design work

Timeline

Late 2009
FTA entry into final design approval
Early 2010
Utilities relocation
2009 - 2013
Final design
Spring 2012
Full funding grant agreement
2010 - 2017
Construction
2018
Begin service

Full graphical timeline:

Central Subway project schedule

FTA Mew Starts Ratings

In May the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced its annual ratings for projects competing for federal New Starts funds, including the Central Subway. The Central Subway received a very positive review; it is one of only 10 nationwide projects currently approved by the FTA for preliminary engineering.

Each year the Central Subway Project must submit a New Starts Report to be evaluated under the Federal New Starts review program. All aspects of the project have been analyzed including the benefit-to-cost ratios, ridership and technical approach. As a result of ongoing analysis of the project and its progress, the FTA has increased the rating of this project to "medium-high" for project justification and the overall project rating has been upgraded to "medium-high" as well.

Documents Archive

To access archived documents please click the corresponding document below:

Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report

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