OCTA’s board received a quarterly update on the OC Streetcar, which is now 78% complete.
The OC Streetcar will be Orange County’s first modern electric streetcar, running along a 4.1-mile route between the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center and Harbor Boulevard in Garden Grove. The project will improve transit connectivity and accessibility, increase transit options, relieve congestion, and provide benefits to the community and traveling public.
The OC Streetcar will offer an additional affordable and convenient transit option, connecting with several of the busiest OC Bus routes and Metrolink commuter rail, in one of the nation’s most densely populated areas, while producing zero emissions.
Recent progress on the OC Streetcar includes:
- The installation of embedded track on Fourth Street was completed
- Both directions of street traffic reopened between French Street and Ross Street ahead of the Thanksgiving milestone date
- The first platform canopy was installed near French Street
- Seven streetcar vehicles are in the final stages of manufacturing and the eighth vehicle is in final assembly and will commence static and dynamic testing in early 2023
- Significant outreach efforts continued, including bilingual construction notices, business outreach, and the Downtown Santa Ana Eat, Shop, Play Program
The OC Streetcar is scheduled to begin operations in 2024. For more information visit octa.net/OCStreetcar.