Obama Designates $20 Million in Funding to Extend SMART from San Rafael
The following is a news release from the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit:
Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) announced Monday that based on recommendation from the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, the President’s FY 2016 budget recommends $20 million to complete construction of SMART’s rail extension to Larkspur. If approved by the Congress, the funding will come to the region as part of the highly competitive nationwide Federal Transit Administration Small Starts grant program.
Previously, Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) had recommended $11M towards the $40M Downtown San Rafael to Larkspur extension project. Based on that recommendation the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) increased the amount to $20M and urged the Secretary of Transportation to fund the remaining amount and ranked SMART’s project as one of the Bay Area’s top priority for Federal funding. Upon approval of the President’s budget by the U.S. Congress; the Larkspur extension is now fully funded.
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