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25 January 2012 ~ Comments

Check It Out: Our Winter Project Newsletter

Our latest project newsletter is now available online. In it, we highlight recent project milestones and provide updates on what to expect in 2012. Articles feature the following topics:

The status of our grant application with the Federal Transit Administration
The major project milestones we expect to accomplish this year
The dazzling public art installation planned for the [...]

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16 December 2010 ~ Comments

Central Subway gets $6M in Fed. Funding

An early present to the Central Subway project! The Department of Transportation has awarded $6 million to the SFMTA for the project. We are very thankful for Speaker Pelosi who obtained this funding as part of the fiscal year 2010 appropriations process. Check out this press release from Speaker Pelosi’s office.

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21 May 2010 ~ Comments

CTC awards the Central Subway $27M

The Central Subway Project received great news this week! The project has been awarded $27 million in tunnel component funds from the California Transportation Commission (CTC).  These funds are awarded for the Central Subway’s future connection to the California High Speed Rail that is currently in planning.  The route of the High Speed Rail is [...]

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31 March 2010 ~ Comments

FTA on U.S. Transit Project Approvals

We thought you would like to see how transit projects in other cities are doing and where the Central Subway Project fits in!
This year the FTA is working with eighteen transit projects similar to Central Subway. All of them have unique challenges and local issues, but all are following the same funding approval as the  [...]

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25 February 2010 ~ Comments

Project Funding Update

With the February utility relocation for the future Moscone Station and Portal Tunnel groundbreaking for the Central Subway Project and the significant economic challenges across the U.S., there has been new interest and questions regarding the funding and progress of this project. Along with many other major cities, the Central [...]

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22 January 2010 ~ Comments

A Great Start for the New Year!

On January 7, 2010, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) granted the Central Subway approval to enter into Final Design.  This FTA endorsement marks a crucial
milestone for the Central Subway project.  Approval to enter into Final Design means that for every dollar the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) spends on Final Design for the Central [...]

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