![]() ![]() The Grand Avenue corridor presents a considerable engineering challenge. MORE: Glendale officials want light-rail extension to cross Grand Avenue From there, it would go a block north to Glenn Drive and then turn west through a light-industrial and residential area to near Glendale Civic Center at 59th Avenue - or perhaps farther west over, or under, Grand Avenue and the BNSF rail line.Next, the line would go a mile west on Glendale Avenue to around 51st Avenue, just before the historical and narrow downtown section of Glendale Avenue.It would turn north and run 2 miles along 43rd Avenue to Glendale Avenue.From 19th Avenue, it would run 3 miles west along Camelback Road over Interstate 17, past Grand Canyon University and Alhambra High School to the three-way intersection of Camelback, and Grand and 43rd avenues. ![]() The proposed West Phoenix/Central Glendale route: There's also the matter of securing federal funding for the project that's expected to cost $80 million to $130 million a mile. The vote was just one stop on a long political journey for light rail to link the existing line to Glendale by 2026. Transportation planners expect to return to the Glendale and Phoenix city councils with a more detailed plan in about a year for renewed consideration. Doing so would likely add significant costs to the project due to complicated design issues. 60/Grand Avenue - a key issue for council members earlier this year. The measure includes direction for planners to consider extending the planned line west of U.S. The council voted 4-3 Tuesday to instruct regional transportation planners to move forward on a 7-mile route that Valley Metro officials identified as the preferred route in March. Glendale municipal leaders formally approved a proposed light-rail route that would zigzag from the existing route on 19th Avenue in Phoenix to downtown Glendale. Watch Video: Valley Metro picks preferred Glendale light-rail route
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