Central Subway

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

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:

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.

To access archived documents please click the corresponding document below:

Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report