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John Jay Rosacker

Rail—Creating Jobs Locally. September 12, 2011 Charlotte, NC. John Jay Rosacker. KDOT Programs – Rail Projects State Rail Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CTP and T-WORKS) During CTP - $3 million annually (10-year funding program) During T-WORKS - $5 million annually (no sunset)

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John Jay Rosacker

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  1. Rail—Creating Jobs Locally September 12, 2011 Charlotte, NC John Jay Rosacker

  2. KDOT Programs – Rail Projects • State Rail Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CTP and T-WORKS) • During CTP - $3 million annually (10-year funding program) • During T-WORKS - $5 million annually (no sunset) • Competitive Application Process (Rail Only) • Benefit-Cost Analysis • Loan-Grant-Applicant Match • Major Rehabilitation Projects • Capacity Improvement Projects • Economic Development Projects • Program Goals • Infrastructure Improvements (286K and 25 MPH Track Speed) • Improved Rail Operating Efficiencies • Improved Service to Shippers • Maintaining and/or increasing jobs

  3. KDOT Programs – Rail Projects • Economic Development Fund (T-WORKS) • Competitive Application Process (Roadway, Rail or Combination) • Benefit-Cost Analysis • Grant – Applicant Match • Roadway and Rail • Program Goals • Cooperate with other State Agencies and private sector partners to entice businesses to locate in Kansas and expand existing facilities • Adequate transportation infrastructure (both roadway and rail) • Job Retention • Job Creation

  4. KDOT Programs – Rail Projects • Federal Programs (ARRA, TIGER and HSIPR) • ARRA Flex Funds • TIGER II • Key to successful projects is public-private partnerships that include cooperation between and funding by: • State Programs • Federal Programs • Railroad, local unit of government, private industry or port authority…or any combination of these entities

  5. KDOT Programs – Rail Projects • Project Examples • State Funded – • Cimarron Valley Railroad – State, Port Authority, Railroad • $15 million major rehabilitation project • $6 million bridge replacement project • BNSF Intermodal Facility – State, Railroad • $35 million (state share) dirt work and initial construction • Total project cost = $250 million • Ag Valley Co-op – State, Ag Valley, Norton County • $1 million project to build unit loader track • State loan and grant, Ag Valley, Norton County grant

  6. KDOT Programs – Rail Projects • Project Examples • ARRA – • City of Hutchinson – Siemens Nacelle Production Facility • Funding sources – ARRA, Federal EDA grant, City of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Transportation • $880,000 ARRA grant for storage tracks • KDOT provided project oversight • Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad • Funding sources – ARRA, Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad • $960,000 ARRA grant, $240,000 railroad • Two additional ARRA rail projects • Rail spur off Kyle Railroad to Niseka Energy (ethanol plant) • NKC RailNet critical bridge repairs

  7. KDOT Programs – Rail Projects • Project Examples • TIGER II – • State grant $2.1 million, South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad $2.1 million, TIGER II $10.2 million • Critical bridge repairs for 286K compatibility – Cherryvale, KS to Tulsa, OK • Major rehabilitation – 17 miles of rail replacement, 38 miles of cross tie replacement, additional ballast and OTM • Phase II Cherryvale, KS Yard and Locomotive Repair Shop

  8. KDOT Programs – Rail Projects • Project Examples • KDOT Economic Development Program – M&M/Mars Production Facility • First NEW M&M/Mars facility to be built in the United States in 35 years • State, Shawnee County, City of Topeka, Kansas Department of Commerce, BNSF Railway • State grant $1.3 million for rail spur and storage tracks, $2.8 for local roadway improvements

  9. Thank You! Questions

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