This project will support state of good repair activities for smarts fixed guideway which currently runs 48 miles from larkspur to windsor with plans for a 9-mile extension to healdsburg to become…

The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District $12.426 million on August 28, 2026, through the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) to support capital maintenance of the SMART fixed guideway commuter rail system serving Marin and Sonoma Counties, California.

The award funds four categories of state of good repair activities: train control systems equipment maintenance and replacement; replacements and overhauls of rolling stock components; maintenance and replacements for support facilities; and replacements and repairs for track, bridges, and associated right-of-way. The SMART system currently operates 48 miles from Larkspur to Windsor, with a planned 9-mile extension to Healdsburg expected to become operational in late 2028. The funding will ensure continued capital maintenance to keep the right-of-way and rolling stock vehicles in serviceable condition and maintain uninterrupted transit operations for residents of Santa Rosa, Petaluma, and the San Francisco/Oakland urban areas, as well as smaller communities and rural areas across both counties.

The award obligates $12.426 million with a period of performance through June 30, 2031. Place of performance is California. No sub-recipients are identified in this award. The assistance type is a formula grant, allocated under the State of Good Repair program's statutory formula to assist state and local authorities in financing capital projects that maintain, replace, and rehabilitate existing fixed guideway systems, with all projects required to align with the recipient's Transit Asset Management plan.

Activities

This award will support 1) train control systems equipment maintenance and replacement 2) replacements and overhauls of components of rolling stock 3) maintenance and replacements for support facilities and 4) replacements and repairs for track bridges and associated right of way.

Expected outcomes

Funding will allow for the continued capital maintenance of the smart system to ensure continued operation of services and keep smarts right of way and rolling stock vehicles in a state of good repair.

Intended beneficiaries

The communities within marin and sonoma counties including residents of the santa rosa petaluma and SAN francisco/oakland urban areas as well as smaller communities and rural areas will benefit as well as the riders that rely on smart services to get to school work services and other destinations.