ACEforward Program

ACEforward Program

The purpose of the ACEfoward Project/Program is to implement a series of projects to reduce travel time, increase service reliability and frequency, improve passenger facilities and extend the reach of the ACE rail system to downtown Modesto and Merced. The need for ACEfoward Project/Program is for enhanced intercity and commuter rail service in the northern San Joaquin Valley in the ACE corridor connecting the southern Bay Area with the Tri-Valley and the San Joaquin Valley. This need stems from the social and economic ties and travel demand that bind together the Northern San Joaquin Valley, the Tri-Valley and the Southern Bay Area, as well as the high levels of existing traffic and future anticipated growth, travel demand, and congestion that will cause environmental degradation and higher safety risks if not addressed. This need cannot be met by the existing ACE service or infrastructure which has significant operating limitations: including limited-capacity single track for much of the route, slow average operating speeds, service limitations and lack of existing service to Modesto and Merced.

Livermore, San Jose, Tracy

Air Resources Board, Transportation Projects, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California San Joaquin River Conservancy (SJRC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

Transportation:Other (Intercity and Communter Rail)

Transit

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire