Then the line turns southwest again running in the median of Del Paso Boulevard, merges into a single track crossing the 12th Street viaduct (Highway 160) over the American River.

Approximately $94 million of the funds needed for the project had been reallocated from a canceled plan to build a freeway to bypass I-80 Business.

Sacramento RT has proposed extending the light rail system 11.2-mile (18.0 km) south to the town of Elk Grove in phases.

The second phase of the southern extension opened more than a decade later on August 24, 2015, with 4.3 miles (6.9 km) added from Meadowview Road to Cosumnes River College.

[7][8][9] A third planned phase which would extend the line from its current southern terminus to Elk Grove about 2 miles along Bruceville Road is on hold indefinitely due to a lack of funding.

Land use and station accessibility must be improved to qualify the extension for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant funding.

The station is planned as part of a new housing development project that is funded by California's cap and trade system, with an opening date set for around 2023.