Oceanside, CA - Mwezi uno, Board of Directors ku San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) idzaganiza zopereka ndalama zothandizira kupeza zida zanjanji za COASTER. Izi zithandizira kuwonjezeka kwa mafupipafupi a COASTER kuchokera ku maulendo 22 mpaka 42 masabata ndipo zimapangitsa kuti sitima zizifika mphindi 30 zilizonse nthawi yayitali komanso mphindi 60 munthawi yopanda pake.
Pakadali pano, Chigawo cha North County Transit (NCTD) Ntchito ya COASTER imaphatikizaponso maulendo ozungulira 22 sabata iliyonse komanso maulendo anayi ozungulira Lachisanu lililonse usiku ndikumayenda pakati pa mphindi 45 mpaka ola limodzi nthawi yayitali ndi maola 3.5 munthawi yopanda pake. Ndi cholinga cha NCTD mzaka zisanu zikubwerazi kuti muwonjezere kuchuluka kwa ntchito pa COASTER kupita kumutu kwa mphindi 30.
Kukulitsidwa kwa chilankhulo cha 2004 ku TransNet kunazindikira makamaka kufunika kokweza ndikuwonjezera ntchito za COASTER ngati zina mwa zinthu zomwe zingaperekedwe kuthandizira chisokonezo. Kutengera kukwaniritsa kuvomerezedwa kwa ovota 2/3 kofunikira kukulitsa msonkho wa TransNet wogulitsa, SANDAG ndi NCTD apititsa patsogolo ndalama zoposa $ 767 miliyoni m'mapulojekiti omwe adapeza ndalama zapakati, zamaboma, ndi zachuma. Pulojekiti ya Mid-Coast ikamalizidwa mu 2021, ntchito zomanga njanji zikhala zokwanira kulola NCTD kuti iwonjezere maulendo ake patsiku lapakati pa sabata kuchokera pa sitima za 22 mpaka masitima a 42 ngati SANDAG ipereka ndalama zofunikira kugula zida zakuwonjezera.
Malinga ndi National Transit Database, COASTER idakwanitsa okwera ma 38,461,097 okwera pachaka ku FY 17 kutengera kukwera / maulendo a 1.45 miliyoni. Makilomita okwera okwera pachaka ku COASTER amachepetsa mwachindunji mamailo oyenda pa Interstate 5 omwe amathandizira zolinga zapadziko lonse lapansi kuti muchepetse mpweya. Ngati SANDAG ivomereza ndalama zakuwonjezera magalimoto a COASTER, NCTD ikukonzekera owonjezera okwera 1,290 tsiku lililonse mchaka choyamba chantchito, akuwonjezeka pang'onopang'ono mpaka pafupifupi okwera 4,060 owonjezera tsiku lililonse mchaka chomaliza chautumiki komanso kuchepetsanso kwina kwamagalimoto oyenda pa I -5.
A NCTD Board of Directors amathandizira mwamphamvu magawidwe azandalama zothandizira kugula kwa ma sitima apamtunda awiriwa. Wapampando wa NCTD Board ndi City of Encinitas Councilmember Tony Kranz adati, "okhometsa misonkho agulitsa ndalama zoposa $ 767 miliyoni kukonza njanji ndipo apatula ndalama zoyendetsera mafupipafupi a COASTER. Ndalama zowonjezera zomwe zimafunikira kuchokera ku SANDAG kuti agwiritse ntchito ma sitima awiriwa a COASTER zidzakwaniritsa lonjezo lomwe lidaperekedwa ku 2004 pomwe ovota adavomereza kuti TransNet iwonjezeredwe. M'malo mwa NCTD Board, ndikulimbikitsa bungwe la SANDAG kuti lipereke ndalama zofunikira kuthandizira kuchuluka kwa ma COASTER. ”
NCTD ikuyerekeza kuti itha kukhazikitsa ntchito zatsopano m'zaka zitatu zikubwerazi ngati ndalamazo zivomerezedwa ndi SANDAG.
