AZ-2021-056

On behalf of Valley Metro Rail Inc. (VMR), the City of Phoenix is submitting this application for $100,000,000 in FFY 2020 ($50,600,000) and FFY 2021 ($49,400,000) Section 5309 Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grant funds under discretionary ID #D2020-NWST-013 and #D2021-NWST-014 for the Phoenix Northwest Extension Phase II (hereafter referred to as the Project).

Project Description:
The Northwest Extension Phase II Project (the Project) is an approximately 1.6-mile northern extension of Valley Metro's existing light rail system between the current end-of-line station at 19th Ave/Dunlap in northern Phoenix and the former Metrocenter Mall. The Project includes three stations, three bridges, a multi-modal transit center, and a parking structure.

Service is planned to operate in both the opening year and the horizon year from 5 a.m. to 12 a.m. on weekdays and 5 a.m. to 3 a.m. on weekends. Trains will operate approximately every 12 minutes for most of the weekday, every 20 minutes during late night and early morning hours, and every 15 to 20 minutes on the weekends.

The forecasted ridership on the Project, using current year inputs of population and employment, is 5,700 daily linked trips. This number is expected to grow to 7,800 daily linked trips by the horizon year of 2040.

The anticipated revenue service date for the Project is February 28, 2025. The total project cost is $401,324,794. Funding sources for the overall project include:
- $158,121,969 in Section 5309 Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grant funds
- $30,000,000 in regional sales tax approved through Proposition 400
- $213,202,825 in Phoenix sales tax approved through Proposition 104

The total capital cost of the portion of project work to be funded with this grant application is $253,807,108, including $100,000,000 in Section 5309 Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grant funds and $153,807,108 match.

Purpose:
The purpose of this grant is to construct the extension of the light rail at the current end of the line at Dunlap Ave and 19th Ave and extend it to Metrocenter.

Activities to be Performed:
The activities to be performed include the extension of the light rail system, which entails 2.5 miles of track along with 4 additional stations.

Expected Outcomes:
The extension will provide light rail service from North Phoenix to East Mesa.

Intended Beneficiaries:
The intended beneficiaries are the transit passengers who need to get from North Phoenix through downtown Phoenix and downtown Tempe to downtown Mesa.

Subrecipient Activities:
The funds will be given to Phoenix's subrecipient, Valley Metro Rail Inc. (Metro).

City Of Phoenix

FUND PROJECTS WHEN THE TOTAL PROJECT COST IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN $400 MILLIONORTOTAL NEW STARTS FUNDING SOUGHT EQUALS OR EXCEEDS $150 MILLION TO CONSTRUCT NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEM (LIGHT RAIL COMMUTER RAIL ETC.); AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING SYSTEM; OR A FIXED GUIDEWAY BRT SYSTEM.

20.500 - Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants

FTA Region 9 [DOT - FTA]

FTA Office of Budget and Policy [DOT - FTA]

Arizona United States

State-Wide

NOT APPLICABLE

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 02/28/25 to 03/31/28 and the total obligations have increased 58% from $253,807,108 to $401,327,794.