Fremont Public Input Opportunities For Capitol Corridor South Bay Connect Project

Press release from the City of Fremont:

July 8, 2020

Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA), the lead agency for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), has launched the environmental process for the proposed South Bay Connect project with this Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The proposed South Bay Connect will relocate Capitol Corridor passenger rail service to run on the Union Pacific Railroad Coast Subdivision between Oakland and Newark and create new transbay transit connections.

An online public scoping meeting will be available on the South Bay Connect website during the project’s 45-day public scoping comment period. Visit the online meeting anytime between June 29 - August 13, 2020, to review information and submit comments. A telephone town hall is scheduled on Wednesday, July 15 at 6 p.m.

Comments on the Project and Environmental Scope can be formally submitted the following ways:

Website (Sign up to receive electronic updates)Email Phone: 510-244-3667

View the project flier for additional details.

This press release was produced by the City of Fremont. The views expressed here are the author’s own.