Site work for a transportation facility in Austin, Texas. Design plans call for site work for a transportation facility.

The Implementation Plan recommends the first phase of light rail to be implemented as on-street light rail from 38th St. on Guadalupe St. to Oltorf St. on S. Congress Ave., and to Yellow Jacket on E. Riverside Dr., crossing Lady Bird Lake at Trinity Street. This phase will connect the community to key destinations, jobs, and each other. It will also support future transit network expansion, so light rail will continue to serve Austinites as our city grows. With our Implementation Plan in place, ATP is now working to advance the project for federal grant funding and environmental clearance As of January 21, 2025, the Austin Transit Partnership entered the Project Development stage of the FTA New Starts Capital Investment Grant Program. The PD stage is the first of two stages Austin Transit Partnership must complete before execution of a Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA). As part of the PD stage, each applicant must obtain an acceptable project rating, as determined by the FTA. In August 2024, Austin Transit Partnership submitted a preliminary ratings package to the FTA to begin the process of obtaining this required project rating to complete the PD stage. Austin Transit Partnership is also diligently advancing the design and environmental analysis of Austin Light Rail Phase 1, as marked by the January 2025 publication of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) as required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Per NEPA, the DEIS will be shared with the public and stakeholders for thorough review and comment. ATP will continue to engage the community by seeking feedback on the DEIS during a specified review period currently anticipated to extend through March 2025. Information regarding firm construction and completion timelines have not been released. *Project information, including timeline and contacts, has been obtained through public sources. The content management team continues to pursue additional details; however, the contact(s) listed have yet to disclose or confirm any information. Inquiries should be directed to the contact(s) listed.