With its completion date now less than one year away, new aerial images show off the latest progress on the OC Streetcar in Santa Ana.

Aerial view of OC Streetcar Hunter Kerhart Architectural Photography

The more than $500-million project, which will run 4.15 miles between Santa Ana and Garden Grove, makes use of a Pacific Electric Railway and city streets as well as city streets. The alignment begins at Harbor Boulevard and Westminster Avenue in the west and at terminates at the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center in the east.

According to an official project website, the OC Streetcar will run every 10-to-15 minutes, making 10 stops in each direction. Each streetcar vehicle has capacity for up to 180 passengers.

The opening date for passengers is anticipated in August 2025.

Aerial view of OC Streetcar routeHunter Kerhart Architectural Photography

Construction of the streetcar has been plagued by delays and cost overruns. Once slated to open in 2022, the cost of the project has swelled by more than $100 million, an amount which was covered by new state funding issued last year.

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