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Florida Rail Planning & Freight

Florida Department of Transportation. Florida Rail Planning & Freight AASHTO/SCORT Fall Meeting Ed Lee, Administrator Rail Planning/Safety September 20, 2010. Florida Rail System Plan. Recently completed development of the Florida Rail System Plan Most comprehensive plan to date

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Florida Rail Planning & Freight

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  1. Florida Department of Transportation Florida Rail Planning & Freight AASHTO/SCORT Fall MeetingEd Lee, Administrator Rail Planning/Safety September 20, 2010

  2. Florida Rail System Plan • Recently completed development of the Florida Rail System Plan • Most comprehensive plan to date • Policy Element (adopted March 2009) • Sets overall goals/objectives for rail • Defines specific FDOT actions • Investment Element (currently in public review) • Reviews system components/characteristics • Identifies and prioritizes needs • Discusses funding for rail priorities

  3. Florida Rail System Plan (cont.) • Extensive stakeholder involvement • Rail Stakeholder Advisory Committee • Needs survey instrument • Identified $50.4 Billion in needs over the next 20+ years • $3.1B in freight needs • $47.3B in passenger needs • $46.5B in new service needs • Current FDOT 2011-2015 Work Program includes $1.6B in funding for rail • http://www.dot.state.fl.us/rail/plandevel.shtm

  4. Florida Freight System Improvements • Florida is making major investments in improving freight capacity around the state • Strategic Intermodal System • System of roadways, railroads, seaports, and airports of statewide and regional significance • Focus on bottleneck elimination, bringing shortlines up to 286k standard operation, improving intermodal connectivity • Statewide Rail Initiative • Part of FDOT/CSX agreements

  5. Florida’s Strategic Intermodal System • FCRR - $1.7M • NS - $5.6M • BAYL - $6.1M • FNOR - $3.0M • FCEN - $7.2M • FEC - $45.4M • SWFRC - $6.9M • SCFE - $13.9M • SFRTA - $6.6M • Public Private Partnerships Leveraging $96.4M into $131.5M of Projects

  6. Statewide Rail Initiative

  7. Statewide Rail Initiative • $150M Rail Corridor Purchase

  8. Statewide Rail Initiative • $150M Rail Corridor Purchase • $23M Taft Yard Relocation

  9. Statewide Rail Initiative • $150M Rail Corridor Purchase • $23M Taft Yard Relocation • $198M “S” Line Improvements

  10. Statewide Rail Initiative • $150M Rail Corridor Purchase • $23M Taft Yard Relocation • $198M “S” Line Improvements • $52M Statewide Improvement Plan

  11. Statewide Rail Initiative • $150M Rail Corridor Purchase • $23M Taft Yard Relocation • $198M “S” Line Improvements • $52M Statewide Improvement Plan • $9M Supporting Road for New Terminal

  12. Statewide Rail Initiative • $150M Rail Corridor Purchase • $23M Taft Yard Relocation • $198M “S” Line Improvements • $52M Statewide Improvement Plan • $9M Supporting Road for New Terminal • Five New Grade Separations • Congestion mitigation/safety for motoring public

  13. Freight Rail Investment • Effective state investment in Florida’s freight rail system is critical for: • Minimizing ever-growing truck volumes on our highways • Supporting shared passenger/freight corridor development • Spending public funds on freight rail is a sound investment • Average B/C for Florida investments: 21:1

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