BART Silicon Valley Project Included in President�s Budget Requests
Though the White House�s fiscal 2012 budget has yet to be approved by Congress, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority�s (VTA) BART Silicon Valley extension is on the books with a recommendation for a Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA), and for $130 million in Federal New Starts funding.
VTA is requesting $900 million in federal funding through the Federal Transit Administration�s (FTA) New Starts Program for the Berryessa Extension, the first 10-mi phase of BART Silicon Valley. The FFGA, which is expected in late fall, is the multi-year contractual agreement between the FTA and VTA that will formally define the project scope, cost and schedule, and establish the terms of the federal financial assistance.