{"id":51,"date":"2007-03-29T17:47:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-29T17:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/railtrail\/blog\/faq\/03-if-the-rail-trail-were-partially-funded-from-the-federal-transportation-act-what-fraction-of-the-costs-would-be-borne-by-sudbury\/"},"modified":"2014-09-12T15:20:48","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T19:20:48","slug":"03-if-the-rail-trail-were-partially-funded-from-the-federal-transportation-act-what-fraction-of-the-costs-would-be-borne-by-sudbury","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/railtrail\/faq\/03-if-the-rail-trail-were-partially-funded-from-the-federal-transportation-act-what-fraction-of-the-costs-would-be-borne-by-sudbury\/","title":{"rendered":"03 &#8211; If the rail trail were partially funded from the federal transportation act, what fraction of the costs would be borne by Sudbury?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Under our current understanding of this program, the Town of Sudbury would pay approximately 10% of the total of the costs of the engineering and other preliminary studies, design and construction.<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>All of the upfront costs through the final design would be the responsibility of the Town of Sudbury. Because design typically represents about 10% of the total cost, Sudbury&#8217;s share would probably be satisfied by funding the design. Privately raised money can be used toward Sudbury&#8217;s share. The state will pay up to 10% of the cost and federal transportation funds will pay up to 80%. The costs would include mitigation of the effects of the trail on abutters (e.g., fences or shrubbery)<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Constructions costs are those determined in the 100% design. These estimates must under regulation include a contingency allowance to cover overruns during construction. Expenses exceeding these allowable overruns must be born by the local community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under our current understanding of this program, the Town of Sudbury would pay approximately 10% of the total of the costs of the engineering and other preliminary studies, design and construction. All of the upfront &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/railtrail\/faq\/03-if-the-rail-trail-were-partially-funded-from-the-federal-transportation-act-what-fraction-of-the-costs-would-be-borne-by-sudbury\/\" aria-label=\"Read full article about 03 &#8211; If the rail trail were partially funded from the federal transportation act, what fraction of the costs would be borne by Sudbury?\">Read full article<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/railtrail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs\/51"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/railtrail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/railtrail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/railtrail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}