U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Santa Clara VTA First in Nation to Submit Application for Expedited Project Delivery Pilot Program

FTA today announced that the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) in Santa Clara County, California, has submitted the first application in the nation under the newly established Expedited Project Delivery (EPD) Pilot Program. In addition to VTA completing this important step, FTA announced it is allocating $100 million to VTA for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Silicon Valley Phase II project. This is the second funding allocation to VTA under the EPD Pilot Program. FTA previously announced a $125 million funding allocation to VTA in August 2019. With today’s announcement, FTA has allocated a total of $225 million to VTA for the project.

FTA’s Expedited Project Delivery Pilot Program is a discretionary program aimed at expediting delivery of new transit infrastructure projects that utilize public-private partnerships, are planned to be operated and maintained by employees of an existing public transportation provider, and have a federal share not exceeding 25 percent of the project cost. 

By encouraging innovative partnerships and funding from a variety of sources, projects can be completed more quickly thanks to streamlined federal reviews, making better use of taxpayer dollars and bringing new transit service to growing communities.

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Press release
Expedited Project Delivery (EPD) Pilot Program