Perris Valley Line

Perris Valley Line

On July 25, 2011, the Riverside County Transportation Commission adopted Resolution No. 11-013, a resolution of the Riverside County Transportation Commission adopting environmental findings and a statement of project benefits pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report (SCh#2009011046), adopting a mitigation monitoring and reporting program, and approving the Perris Valley Line project. Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) proposes to extend 24 miles of commuter rail service from the existing Riverside Downtown Station to south of the City of Perris in western Riverside County, California. This new rail extension, known as the Perris Valley Line (PVL), would be operated by the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA), the operators of the SCRRA/Metrolink commuter rail system. The PVL would be created by using the existing Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and San Jacinto Branch Line (SJBL) rail corridors with a new segment, known as the "Citrus Connection," which would connect the BNSF and the SJBL. The Citrus Connection would be constructed on property located north of Citrus Street and Springbrook Wash in the City of Riverside. The eastern end of the Citrus Connection would link to the existing 21-mile SJBL alignment and extend south of the City of Perris. Multi-modal center as a fourth station; a by-pass track along the I-215 corridor; improve or replace selected culverts; replace the two bridges at the San Jacinto River and the San Jacinto River and the San Jacinto River Overflow Channel; and construct a replace selected facilities, including station areas and the Layover Facility. In addition, the RCTC Board approved a Memorandum of Understanding with Riverside Unified School District.

Perris, Riverside

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