“ To “prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus”.
The bill funds $1 billion for projects under Section 3005(b) of Public Law 114-94, the “Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act.” That section created a pilot program to fast-track federal funds on projects meeting certain specifications and has been used in applications for funding the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Silicon Valley project.
According to a Fox Business review of the allocation formula featured in the COVID-19 bill and other related documents, the new “RELIEF” bill would provide BART with around $112 million in funding for continuing the 6.5-mile extension from its current terminus in Milpitas down to San Jose then back northwest to the City of Santa Clara. The extension would include three underground stations and one at-grade station at its new terminus in Santa Clara City.”
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