### Question
How is the "new fixed guideway capital project" defined?


### Answer
The term **new fixed guideway capital project** is defined in *49 U.S.C. § 5309* as follows -

> a minimum operable segment of a capital project for a new fixed guideway system or extension to an existing fixed guideway system

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 5309*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE III-GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS > CHAPTER 53-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION**

