SacRT to open Blue Line extension in late August

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
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A test vehicle for the Blue Line extension.
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The Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) plans to open the new Blue Line to Cosumnes River College (CRC) light-rail extension August 24. The transit district says the project is ahead of schedule and under budget.

 

The Blue Line to CRC will open earlier than the original September 2015 date to coincide with the start of the fall semester for CRC and the Los Rios Community College District campuses.

The extension will extend light rail 4.3 miles from the current terminus at Meadowview Road to Cosumnes River College in south Sacramento and will feature four new stations (Morrison Creek, Franklin, Center Parkway and Cosumnes River College); more than 2,700 park-and-ride spaces; two pedestrian bridges connecting neighborhoods to light rail and a bus/light rail transit center at CRC. The Morrison Creek light-rail station will open in 2017 when future development occurs in the area.

 

 

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