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MASAD-82-1 1 (1981-10-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabcms0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 MISSION ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMS ACQUISITION DIVISION B-204573 OCTOBER 6. 1981 The Honorable Drew Lewis The Secretary of TransportationilJ l JflN N 116568 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Status of the Center City Commuter Connection Project, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (MASAD-82-1) We examined the status of the Center City Commuter Connection project, a 1.7 mile, 4-track tunnel, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which will link two separate commuter rail lines currently in operation. This project is primarily financed with a capital assistance grant from the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA), authorized under section 3 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964. We found that costs of other related projects not part of the Center City Commuter Connection construction grant had not been determined and, therefore, not considered when the grant was awarded. When these costs are considered, the cost of the project is substantially increased. Further, UMTA and Philadelphia city officials have not assured that all grant conditions have been met. Also, current operating problems in Philadelphia's commuter rail system have led to decreased ridership which if it continues, would make the value of the tunnel questionable. Accordingly, we are making recommendations with the hope that similar problems will not recur on future UMTA grants and to identify ways to main- tain ridership so that the investment in the Center City Commuter Connection can provide its full benefits. BACKGROUND AND STATUS The tunnel connects two commuter rail lines so that the com- muter rail system can perform more efficiently and be more acces- sible to riders. Also, a new commuter rail station in Philadelphia's Market Street East redevelopment area is part of the project. As of August 1981, the city of Philadelphia estimated the project to cost $325 million, of which the Federal share is about (951606)

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