Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit has secured $81 million in state funding for its planned service extension to Healdsburg.
The California Transportation Commission approved funding from two grant programs during meetings in Sacramento on Thursday and Friday. Senate Bill 1, which raised gas taxes to fund transportation infrastructure projects, created both programs.
The commission awarded SMART $62 million from the Solutions for Congested Corridors Program and $25 million from the Local Partnership Program. While $81 million is for the Healdsburg line, the other $6 million is for the purchase of a zero-emission locomotive, said Julia Gonzalez, a SMART spokesperson…