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RCED-95-216R 1 (1995-06-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobackwi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-261560 June 2, 1995 The Honorable Frank R. Wolf Chairman, Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: ( This report responds to your, request for information about the City of Chicago's Central Area Circulator (Circulator)-a $775 million light-rail project that is one of the major federal infrastructure investments in the nation. The objectives of our review were to (1) provide current information about the project's estimated costs, (2) describe current plans for the project's financing, and (3) identify issues concerning the project that are not fully resolved. In summary, we found the following: - The Circulator is estimated to cost $775 million. However, the project is at a relatively early phase-final design work is being completed, and construction has not yet begun. Funding for the project is to be split equally among federal, state, and city governments. As of April 1995, the federal government and the City of Chicago appropriated $115 and $78 million, respectively, for the project. The state appropriated $20 million. On May 26, 1995, the state legislature did not act to approve the Governor's request for fiscal year 1996 funding of $15 million for the Circulator. As a result, the city is assessing its options for funding for the project. Several issues regarding the Circulator merit continuing attention. First, the Circulator's impact on the operations of Chicago's existing mass transit system is uncertain. Second, experts we contacted stated that plans for the Circulator have yet to fully resolve how the Circulator will (1) link with other transit systems, (2) ensure that its advanced signal system operates as planned, and (3) ensure pedestrian and vehicular safety. 563 1GAO/RCED-95-216R, Chicago Circulator

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