On Behalf of Valley Metro Rail Inc

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On Behalf of Valley Metro Rail Inc. (Vmr) the City of Phoenix Is Submitting This Application for $100000000 in Ffy 2020 ($50600000) and FFY2021 ($49400000) 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 Project).project Description:the Northwest Extension Phase II Project (the Project) Is an Approximately 1.6-MILE Northern Extension of Valley Metros 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 5700 Daily Linked Trips. This Number Is Expected to Grow to 7800 Daily Linked Trips by the Horizon Year of 2040.THE Anticipated Revenue Service Date for the Project Is February 28 2025. The Total Project Costs Is $401324794 Funding Sources for the Overall Project INCLUDE:$158121969 in Section 5309 Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grant FUNDS$30000000 in Regional Sales Tax Approved Through Proposition 400 $213202825 in Phoenix Sales Tax Approved Through Proposition 104THE Total Capital Cost of the Portion of Project Work to Be Funded with This Grant Application Is $253807108 Including $100000000 in Section 5309 Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grant Funds and $153807108 Match. Purpose: The Purpose of This Grant Is Construct the Extension of the Light Rail at the Current End of the Line at Dunlap Ave and 19TH Ave and Extend to Metrocenter.activities to Be Performed: The Activities to Be Performed Is 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 Phoenixs Subrecipient Valley Metro Rail Inc. (Metro).