Preliminary Engineering

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Large infrastructure projects like the Mason Corridor progress through several phases of engineering. Preliminary engineering will advance the design to the 30% engineering design level and further develop the engineering details for the project. After Preliminary Engineering, final design moves the project to the 100% engineering design level, and then construction follows.

Preliminary engineering will further develop the design of the facilities and system, analyze the function and operation of the system, evaluate cost efficiencies, refine cost estimates, and prepare for the final design of the project.

Economic growth and enhanced public transit in the Mason Corridor are one step closer to becoming a reality. The City of Fort Collins received notification from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) stating that the Mason Corridor Project is among a handful of proposals that will be included in the FTA’s annual report to Congress. Final approval of funds, totaling 80% of the overall cost of the Mason Corridor project, will take place in the spring of 2008.