A new electric streetcar service connecting Garden Grove and Santa Ana is currently undergoing testing. If all goes as planned, the new service will be in operation starting next summer.
The nearly $650 million project — funded through a combination of state, federal and local funds — was originally set to begin service in 2021, but has been beset by rising costs and delays.
Back on track
Darrell E. Johnson, Orange County Transportation Authority’s CEO, told LAist that the service is 95% complete. The current testing phase could take anywhere between six and 12 months.
That means testing the train pulls out of the platform properly, control systems are operating properly, and that the train system interfaces with the street signal system along its route.
All aboard
Each car is over 90 feet long and has the capacity to carry up to 211 passengers…