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The Sacramento Regional Transit District (RT) has completed 30% design and environmental studies for the Green Line to the River District (Green Line) project. The project team completed an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Green Line in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements. The Final EIR was certified by the RT Board of Directors on April 13. A draft EIR was released for public review and comment on February 10, 2009, with the public comment period closing on March 11, 2009. An open house to review the project and Draft EIR was held on March 11, 2009, to ensure opportunities for community and stakeholder input.

Green Line to the River District Final EIR

With 30% design and environmental review complete, a design-build contractor, Stacy and Witbeck, Inc. was selected through a Request for Proposals (RFP) process. Construction began on December 1, 2009 with a pot-holing operation (click here to download a PDF version of the construction schedule) which will be conducted through mid-January. The Green Line to the River District is expected to be operational by January 2011.

Green Line to the River District Project Description

The Green Line to the River District will create approximately one mile of new light rail track on 7th Street, running from H Street northward to Richards Boulevard. The new 7^th & Richards/Township 9 station will be created at Richards Boulevard and 7th Street-adjacent to the Township 9 development-and the new 8^th & H/County Center Station for northbound trains will be located on 8th Street between H and I streets. The Green Line will connect with existing light rail downtown at H Street and operate as an independent 2.2-mile line from Richards Boulevard to the existing light rail station at 13th Street between Q and R streets.

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Green Line to the River District,
Detailed Project Definition

Beginning at H Street, the Green Line to the River District will travel north on 8th Street to G Street, running in existing traffic lanes until reaching 7th Street. From G Street, to North B Street, the Green Line will be a bi-directional single-track on the east side of 7th Street. At North B Street, it will transition to a double-track running in the traffic lanes to Richards Boulevard. At Richards Boulevard, the tracks curve west into an exclusive double-track on the north side of Richards Boulevard. Back at G Street, southbound trains will continue on 7th Street to a connection to the existing track at H Street. The Green Line to the River District will operate as an independent circulator, connecting to existing tracks south of H Street and running through downtown to the 13th Street Station, where it will turn around and travel north back to Richards Boulevard. Trains will operate at 15-minute headways during commute hours and 30-minute headways during off-peak hours.

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