| Time Frame |
Progress |
| January 1995 |
Port Authority and SPC initiate Spine Line MIS/DEIS (Major Investment Study / Draft Environmental Impact Statement) |
| November 1995 |
New Allegheny County Commissioners elected |
| May 1996 |
Allegheny County Commissioners order Port Authority to stop the Spine Line MIS/DEIS |
| 1996 |
City of Pittsburgh begins Pittsburgh Downtown Plan |
| July 1996 |
County Commissioners write letter Port Authority Board requesting consideration of a Golden Triangle - North Shore rail line |
| Fall 1997 |
City of Pittsburgh and SPC begin North Shore/CBD Transportation Corridor MIS |
| 1998 |
Pittsburgh Downtown Plan completed. Includes recommendation for a Golden Triangle - North Shore rapid transit link |
| January 1999 |
Port Authority begins North Shore Connector DEIS |
| March 1999 |
North Shore/CBD Transportation Corridor MIS completed |
| October 1999 |
Port Authority presents draft DEIS to FTA at Region III |
| June 2000 |
North Shore Connector DEIS available for public review |
| June 2000 |
DEIS Public Hearing |
| August 2000 |
Port Authority Board selects the Gateway Alternative as the LPA |
| September 2000 |
Port Authority submits New Starts Criteria and request to enter into Preliminary Engineering |
| January 2001 |
FTA authorizes Port Authority to enter into Preliminary Engineering PE/FEIS begin |
| September 2001 |
Port Authority presents draft FEIS document to FTA in Pittsburgh |
| November 2001 |
New Starts Criteria Financial information submitted to FTA |
| May 2002 |
North Shore Connector FEIS available for public review |
| May 2002 |
Project Public Open House |
| July 2002 |
FTA issues ROD |
| October 2002 |
Transportation Systems User Benefit information submitted to FTA |
| April 2003 |
FTA approves entry into Final Design |
| February 2004 |
North Shore Connector one of five projects nationwide to be recommended for a Full Funding Grant Agreement |
| August 2005 |
Bids for tunnel section well above budget |
| December 2005 |
Environmental Report on Proposed Project Revision circulated for public review and comment |
| January 2006 |
Port Authority Board approves advancing the North Shore Connector with deferral of the Convention Center Line |
| February 2006 |
Second round of bids received |
| July 2006 |
Port Authority Board authorizes awarding of first contract |
| August 2007 |
Tunnel Boring Machine arrives in Pittsburgh |
| January 2008 |
Mining of the first tunnel begins at North Shore launch pit |
| April 2008 |
Gateway Station Shell Bid comes in almost 100% over budget |
| June 2008 |
Aerial Structure Bid comes in 50% over budget |
| July 2008 |
Tunnel Boring Machine arrives in receiving pit located under Stanwix Street |
| October 2008 |
Train Systems Bid comes in over 100% over budget |
| January 2009 |
Tunnel mining completed |
| January 2009 |
Port Authority announces updated project budget of $552.8 million, $117.8 million over FFGA |
| February 2009 |
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 signed into law. Formula funds of $61.25 million for Port Authority included; $750 million in national New Starts and $1.5 billion in Competitive Surface Transportation Grants also included |
| February 2009 |
Train Systems & Elevator/Escalator Contracts awarded |
| December 2011 |
Scheduled completion of the North Shore Connector project by year's end. |