Alameda Corridor Project Gets $59 Million From Congress
After months of lobbying by local and state officials, Congress approved $59 million Monday for the planned Alameda Corridor route.
The funding was included in the Omnibus Appropriations Bill, which President Clinton is expected to sign.
The money is to be used to leverage a $400-million federal loan to help pay for construction of the 20-mile road-and-rail thoroughfare, which officials say will open in 2001. The final price tag is expected to top $1.8 billion. Construction cannot begin until the cities along the route settle a lawsuit over who controls spending for the project.
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