Central Mesa light rail construction to begin this spring

Written by jrood

Valley Metro's first light rail extension into downtown Mesa, Ariz., will break ground in late spring 2012.

The first phase of construction is utility relocation. Relocation is necessary to maintain access to these underground utilities with the addition of the future, center-running track. Design is also underway and will be completed, in order to further advance construction, in 2013.

The 3.1-mile Central Mesa extension will travel east on Main Street from the current end-of-line at Sycamore, through downtown Mesa to Mesa Drive. It will consist of four stations and a park-and-ride lot. The project will be built using a mix of regional Proposition 400 funds and federal grant dollars by late 2015/early 2016.

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