California Awards $1.2B for Transit, Rail Projects

California awarded nearly $1.2 billion to 19 transit and passenger-rail projects, with the largest allocation—$750 million—supporting The Portal, a planned extension that will bring Caltrain into the Salesforce Transit Center in downtown San Francisco and accommodate future high-speed rail service. The award includes $100 million for preconstruction work and $650 million through a multiyear agreement; the project includes a tunnel, a new underground station and completion of the transit center’s rail facilities. Other grants will fund zero-emission buses and facilities, upgrades to intercity and commuter rail equipment, and improvements to transit and rail infrastructure across the state.