Little Rock — Streetcar Construction

Rail Transit Online, August 2002

The Central Arkansas Transit Authority (CATA) has accepted bids for modification of the Main Street Bridge over the Arkansas River to allow installation of tracks and catenary for the River Rail streetcar line.  The project was finally able to get underway after CATA) and the state Highway and Transportation Department, which owns the bridge, signed an accord last May on a usage agreement and how to adapt the structure for trolleys.  Bid packages for track and traction power supply are scheduled to be released this fall for the 2.2-mile (3.54 km), $18.35-million line that will be operated by replica vintage streetcars from Gomaco.