$7B all-electric light rail project moves ahead in Austin, Texas

Jan 6, 2025 · Austin, Texas, now has a team to build its first light rail system. At the end of last year, the Austin Transit Partnership selected LINC Austin — composed of AECOM, Parsons, …

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$7B All-electric Light Rail Project Moves Ahead In Austin, Texas

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Jan 6, 2025 · Austin, Texas, now has a team to build its first light rail system. At the end of last year, the Austin Transit Partnership selected LINC Austin — composed of AECOM, Parsons, …

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Will skyrocketing construction costs bring Austin's Light Rail project up?

Skyrocketing construction costs and the price of land are likely to cause a significant increase in the price tag of Austin's Light Rail project. The cost estimates for the project nearly doubled according to the group overseeing Austin’s massive transit initiative, Project Connect. ...

Will Austin get a light rail line?

Plans for improving Austin’s light rail system seem to come and go every couple of years. But there’s at least one plan that seems to be gaining traction. The line would go from Republic Square Park in downtown over to South Congress Avenue and then south all the way to Slaughter. ...

Are Austin's new light-rail options waking up to a different reality?

Today, people are waking up to a different reality. Five new light-rail options are being unveiled this afternoon at the Austin Central Library. Each is less than half the length of the original 28-mile vision. Gone are the plans for a 4-mile downtown subway with underground shopping. Only one of the five proposals goes to the airport. ...

Where will ATP's New Light-Rail connect to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport?

Only one of ATP's new light-rail options connects to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. This line would start at 29th Street, head down Guadalupe Street, turn east at Third Street and cross Lady Bird Lake at Trinity Street. An illustration showing light-rail at street level looking north on Guadalupe Street at Republic Square. ...

How many light-rail options are there?

Let's take a look at the five options. The UT to Yellow Jacket plan is the only light-rail option that goes underground. The tunnel, from about 20th Street to Eighth Street, is about a mile long and includes only one station. This is the only option that keeps an underground transit tunnel. ...

Is elevated rail better than burying a subway?

Lifting the rail off the street is less expensive than burying a subway and still allows trains to whisk over traffic lights and past Austin's intractable rush-hour gridlock. An illustration depicting what elevated rail might look like on Guadalupe Street at Republic Square. ...