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SunRail Heads to Osceola County With DOT Funds

July 19, 2018 - 2:15pm

Three Central Florida Democrats in Congress--U.S. Reps. Val Demings, Stephanie Murphy and Darren Soto--announced on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Transportation is sending $16 million to extend SunRail. 

The federal money will go to complete SunRail’s Phase 2 South Project taking the railway south of Orlando into Osceola County including Kissimmee and Poinciana. The 17.2-mile extension will add four news stops and link Sand Lake Road in Orange County to Poinciana in Osceola County. The funds were approved by Congress last May as part of the  Fiscal Year 2017 Omnibus Appropriations Act. The extension is expected to be finished sometime this summer. 

The three Democrats--all of whom are serving their first terms in Congress--insisted extending SunRail will help Central Florida. 

“Securing SunRail funding and improving Central Florida’s transportation infrastructure has been one of our top priorities in Congress, for both my office and the Central Florida congressional delegation,” Soto said on Thursday. “I am ecstatic to see this project advance as it will help our residents and commuters in Central Florida, all the way from Orange County down through Kissimmee and to Poinciana.”

“Since arriving in Congress, we’ve been laser-focused on delivering results for our central Florida community, including funding for SunRail Phase 2 South,” Murphy said.  “Orlando is a world-class city and it deserves a world-class transportation system, and commuter rail is a critical component of this.  I’m proud of everything our delegation did to help secure this funding and of our work to provide central Florida residents and visitors with efficient, safe, and reliable transit options.”

“Central Florida is not only one of the fastest growing regions in the country, but also one of the most forward-looking,” Demings said. “Today, the federal government has stepped up to invest in our innovation with a $16 million grant for SunRail’s southern expansion.  As we continue to grow our economy and attract new and returning visitors to Central Florida, it’s vital that our infrastructure keeps pace. Today’s news helps ensure that our region remains a great place to live, work, and play—now and in the future.”

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I am so glad to see that Sun Rail is expanding. All of the major cities of Florida should be connected thru Rail at the very least. Our family just came back from visiting Europe. We traveled by train to visit countries and within each country major cities. The train system was affordable, fast and safe. We got to see so much in such little time. I kept thinking that Florida’s economy would benefit if we had an infrastructure that would connect our major cities. Once you got to the cities you could pick up car from a park and ride, ride share, uber, taxi or walk to where you needed to go.

anything short of high speed rail for Florida's 3rd world transit system is a waste of time...

High speed rail has been a huge loser all over the country https://sf.curbed.com/2018/3/12/17110190/high-speed-rail-cost-money-bullet-train

Excellent comment!

Another good example of Fiscal Irresponsibility and Socialist boondoggles to enrich the few at the expense of the public (Tax Payers). the 18th century technology lost that leading edge over 100 years ago, but profits for a hand full of Oligarchy members can always be stolen from the ignorant and corrupt politicians for a few penny on the dollar. Rail is Corruption and Theft.

Yep, rail, 18th Century technology. Right up there with another 18th Century technology, the automobile.

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