California awards $750M to San Francisco’s Portal project

California has awarded $750M in state funding to The Portal, San Francisco’s planned downtown rail extension, as procurement advances for its main civil and tunnel contract. Announced on 10 November, the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program award comprises $100M for critical pre-construction activities and a further $650M through a multi-year funding agreement. The investment will support the extension of Caltrain services into the existing trainbox beneath the Salesforce Transit Center, which will also accommodate future California high-speed rail services. Led by the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA), the 3.54km project includes underground and surface railway works, a new underground station at Fourth and Townsend streets, and fit-out of the transit centre’s below-ground station. Approximately 1.05km will comprise mined tunnel beneath portions of Townsend and Second streets.

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