What is the approved budget of Ft. Lauderdale - Tri-Rail Segment 5?
The Tri-Rail double-tracking and corridor improvement programme, whose Segment 5 project upgraded the commuter line through Fort Lauderdale in South Florida, was funded by a 327 million dollar full funding grant agreement signed by the Tri-County Commuter Rail Authority and the Federal Transit Administration in June 2000 to complete double tracking along the 72-mile corridor, with notice to proceed in January 2002, major double tracking completed in March 2006 and the New River Bridge, a 55-foot fixed bridge costing over 80 million dollars, in April 2007.
Approved budget
$327 million
Cost basis: 2000
Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Project record
Completed
SFRTA presentation2006