California sending .13 billion to Caltrain electrification, BART and other Bay Area projects
California officials on Tuesday announced a $1.13 billion cash infusion to a handful of overbudget transportation projects that transit planners ho...
California officials on Tuesday announced a $1.13 billion cash infusion to a handful of overbudget transportation projects that transit planners hope will one day ring the Bay Area in fast and reliant rail service. The money flowing to the Bay Area and elsewhere is meant to help mega-projects – including BART through San Jose and Caltrain's electrification – stay on track as agencies report ballooning cost estimates. Projects across the state now need to line up new money from state and local sources in order to secure billions more in federal grants from Washington.