Project offers an alternative to the 10 Freeway and would connect Southern California residents to attractions at both ends of the route and places in between.
The Riverside County Transportation Commission, Federal Railroad Administration and Caltrans studied ways to expand travel choices between Los Angeles and the Coachella Valley for six years. In June, Riverside County commissioners certified an environmental study that centered on the idea of operating trains daily in the corridor.“And hopefully there is demand for more,” he said.
New stations would be built in the Loma Linda-Redlands area, the Calimesa-Beaumont-Banning area, somewhere in the middle of the Coachella Valley, Indio, and the city of Coachella, Hake said.The next, more detailed environmental study is expected to cost $60 million, Hake said, and the agency will apply by December for a $20 million federal grant to help cover the expense and start the analysis.
But as costly as it will be, Conder said building an extra set of tracks is going to be crucial for the rail line to succeed.
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