Bus and trolley riders will soon benefit from a host of public transportation improvements throughout the San Diego region.

At their January 23, 2004 Board meeting, SANDAG Directors approved more than $85.3 million for Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and North County Transit District (NCTD) operational and replacement projects.

MTS area projects include the completion of the San Ysidro Intermodal Transportation Center, improvements at the Chula Vista H Street Transit Center, and upgrading the natural gas fueling station at the Kearny Mesa bus facility. NCTD projects include purchasing new vans that comply with the Americans with Disability Act, overhauling Coaster rail locomotives, and replacing bridge and track infrastructure along the Coaster route from Oceanside to downtown San Diego.

The capital funding will come from a combination of more than $61.8 million in Federal Transit Administration funds, $17.7 million in local match, $4 million in carryover funds from previous years, and $1.8 million in project transfers.

Project Manager: Kimberly York
(619) 557-4517