Santa Cruz, Monterey counties receive funding for rail projects

SANTA CRUZ, Calif — Two counties on California's central coast have received almost $6 million to advance a pair of rail projects thanks to state f...

May 2, 2023
10:08 AM

SANTA CRUZ, Calif — Two counties on California's central coast have received almost $6 million to advance a pair of rail projects thanks to state funding announced earlier this week. The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission was awarded $3.45 million to fund a Project Concept Report for the proposed passenger rail service on the 22-mile, commission-owned Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line, while the Transportation Agency for Monterey County will receive $2.27 million for initial work for a new multimodal station in Pajaro, an unincorporated area 1.