King City Multimodal Transit Center Project Grant Approved

Governor Newsom announced on Friday morning, October 25 the award of over $1.3 billion for public transportation projects through the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP). A total of 27 projects are being funded statewide, including approval of $25 million for the King City Multimodal Transit Center Project. The grant request was submitted as part of a joint package of projects by the Coast Rail Coordinating Council that was awarded a total of $63,259,000.

The City of King’s multimodal transit project will include a new Amtrak stop near Pearl Street east of First Street. Passenger service was provided in King City until the mid-1940s. The design includes the relocation of the Pearl Street crossing to Broadway Street to provide access to the proposed facility. The grant will bring the total funding programmed and/or reserved for the project to approximately $52,875,000, which is projected to be enough to fund Phase I. Phase I is designed to accelerate access to passenger rail service and includes the rail platform, railroad crossing, new rail siding and parking area. Phase II will consist of the station building. The project is currently in the design process, and the City of King is seeking approvals from Union Pacific. The planning and funding effort has been a partnership of a number of agencies, particularly Fort Hunter Liggett, California State Transportation Agency, Transportation Agency for Monterey County, Coast Rail Coordinating Council, the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments and Amtrak.

According to Mayor Mike LeBarre: “The City greatly appreciates all the support and assistance it has received from our partnering agencies. The City has been working on the Multimodal Transit Center proposal for many years, and this represents a major milestone in making it a reality. We are committed to completing this project that will bring back passenger rail service to King City, facilitate troop movements for Fort Hunter Liggett, increase economic development opportunities, reduce emissions and improve the quality of life for our community and all of South County.”

Please see the full list and description of projects at https://calsta.ca.gov/-/media/calsta-media/documents/tircp-cycle_7_project-award-list_2024-10-23_final_a11y.pdf. Contact City Hall at 831-385-3281 if you have questions.

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