RECOMMENDATION(S):
ACCEPT report on the Central I-80 Rail Corridor Study, as recommended by the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NONE.
BACKGROUND:
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency (ACCMA) have received a $300,000 federal grant to conduct a study of the Union Pacific (UP) Railroad Corridor from the Port of Oakland to Martinez. The Union Pacific refers to this segment of its tracks as the Martinez Subdivision. The study, on the other hand, refers to this corridor as the Central I-80 Rail Corridor.
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