Federal Transit Administration https://www.cfpublic.org/tags/federal-transit-administration Federal Transit Administration en-US Copyright Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:01:44 GMT SunRail Receives $93 Million from Federal Officials to Expand Southward https://www.cfpublic.org/2015-09-27/sunrail-receives-93-million-from-federal-officials-to-expand-southward Federal transportation officials will greenlight a $93 million grant today to help expand central Florida’s commuter train seveneteen miles south.90.7’s Renata Sago reports, the news means the Sunrail expansion can get underway before the end of the year. Sunrail will expand to southern Orange County and Osceola County. Here is a rendering of the Kissimmee station. Photo: Sunrail.
Sunrail will expand to southern Orange County and Osceola County. Here is a rendering of the Kissimmee station. Photo: Sunrail.

Federal transportation officials will sign off today on a $93 million grant to help central Florida’s commuter train, SunRail, expand south.

The plan is to add four stops between southern Orange County and Poinciana in Osceola County, at Meadow Woods, Osceola Parkway, downtown Kissimmee, and Poinciana Boulevard.

The new stations and platforms will cost $186.9 million, half of which will come from the Federal Transit Administration.

“Out of that $93 million, the initial payment to us will probably be in the $63 million range and so that’s a pretty good chunk of money to get things going on Phase 2 South," said Florida Department of Transportation spokesman Steve Olson.

"That’s a pretty big deal.”

The state and Orange and Osceola counties will pay for the rest of expansion.

FDOT officials hope to grow ridership and increase connectivity by asking Orlando businesses to offer their employees incentives to use Sunrail.

Construction is expected to get underway later this year.

]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:01:44 GMT https://www.cfpublic.org/2015-09-27/sunrail-receives-93-million-from-federal-officials-to-expand-southward Renata Sago