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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
News CATS fight! CATS fight!
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:00 PM
CATS could qualify for $500 million in stimulus money, but that may mean a big pause for Light Rail.
The tug-of-war over Mecklenburg's next rapid transit line begins tonight when the Charlotte Area Transit System unveils its latest cost estimates for the Lynx Blue Line extension and the commuter rail line to the Lake Norman area.The most recent long-range plan, approved in 2006, called for CATS to build the two train lines at the same time. Construction on the north corridor would begin first, but both would be operating by the middle of next decade, under the 3-year-old plan.
Since then, CATS' finances have been battered by the economy and construction costs have continued to rise.
Now it's likely that CATS will only be able to build one more significant rail project.
Read the rest of this Charlotte Observer article here.
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