The Sacramento, Calif., Regional Transit District re-opened the 12th and I light rail station on schedule on September 7, 2010. RT temporarily closed the 12th and I light rail station in downtown Sacramento on August 2 to perform station improvements as part of the Alkali Flat/La Valentina and 12th & I Light Rail Station Improvement Project.

During construction, light rail trains operated through the 12th and I light rail station, but passengers were not able to board and/or exit.

This is the second of a two-station project improvement grant that is funded through the Sacramento Area Council of Governments Community Design Program, which is administered by the California Transportation Commission and the California Department of Transportation. Work was completed at the Alkali Flat/La Valentina light rail station in August 2009.

The improvements for the 12th & I light rail station include:

• New raised boarding platform and removal of existing vertical lift.

• Shelters with high output lighting on raised boarding platforms.

• New seating and trash receptacle.

• Improved irrigation.

• Miscellaneous plant and tree replacements.

• Repainting.

• General infrastructure improvements.