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Southwest LRT Project. Craig Lamothe, AICP Senior Project Manager 2011 MN State Planning Conference September 29, 2011. Today’s Topics. Twin Cities Transit System Profile Previous Regional New Starts Projects Hiawatha LRT Northstar Commuter Rail Central Corridor LRT
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Southwest LRT Project Craig Lamothe, AICPSenior Project Manager 2011 MN State Planning ConferenceSeptember 29, 2011
Today’s Topics • Twin Cities Transit System Profile • Previous Regional New Starts Projects • Hiawatha LRT • Northstar Commuter Rail • Central Corridor LRT • Federal New Starts Program Primer • Southwest LRT Project • Alternative Analysis Phase Recap • Preliminary Engineering Phase Preview
Metro Transit Fleet • Buses • Artic Buses: 163 • Standard 40’ Buses: 735 • Hybrid Buses: 97 • Light Rail • 27 cars • Commuter Rail • 18 Passenger Cars • 6 Locomotives
Hiawatha LRT (Blue Line) • 12 miles • 19 Stations • Project Cost: $715.3 million • 2011 Annual Operating Budget: $26.7 million • Avg. Weekday Ridership (Aug ‘11):35,069 • 2010 Total Annual Ridership: 10,500,000
Northstar Commuter Rail • 40 miles • 6 stations • Project Cost: $320 million • 2011 Annual Operating Budget: $17.0 million • Avg. Weekday Ridership (Aug. ‘11)2,696 • 2010 Total Annual Ridership: 710,400
Central Corridor LRT (Green Line) • 11 miles • 18 new stations • $957 million • 2015 Est. Operating budget: $25.4 million • Projected weekday ridership: Over 40,000 by 2030
New Starts Overview Systems Planning Alternatives Analysis Select LPA, MPO Action PMP FTA Decision on entry into PE Preliminary Engineering Complete NEPA Process Refinement of Financial Plan FTA Decision on entry into FD Proj Mgmt Over-sight Final Design Commitment of Non-Federal Funding, Construction Plans, ROW Acquisition, Before-After Data Collection Plan, FTA Evaluation for FFGA, Begin Negotiations Full Funding Grant Agreement Construction
Alternatives Analysis (AA) Phase • Evaluate the mode and alignment options for a particular corridor • Benefits, costs and impacts of transportation options • Complete with the selection of the locally preferred alternative (LPA) and adoption of the LPA into the region’s long range transportation plan
Preliminary Engineering (PE) Phase • Consider design options to refine LPA and complete the NEPA process • Hone the estimates of project cost, benefits, impacts and schedule • Finalize management plans • Demonstrate technical capabilities to develop the project • Commit local funding sources
Final Design (FD) Phase • Prepare final construction plans, contract packages, detailed specifications and bid documents
E Existing FFGA Pending FFGA P N New FFGA Peer “New Starts” Projects July 2011 Status E Seattle, WA St. Paul- Minneapolis N E Portland, OR Hartford, CT P New York, NY E Sacramento, CA E Salt Lake City, UT P E E N. Virginia-Dulles, VA E P San Francisco N E Denver, CO N San Jose, CA Dallas, TX E E Houston, TX P Orlando, FL Honolulu, HI P P
Peer “New Starts” PE Projects September 2011 Status Minneapolis,- St. Paul, MN Vancouver, WA Pawtucket, RI Portland, OR Sacramento, CA San Jose, CA Salt Lake City, UT Los Angeles, CA Charlotte, NC Los Angeles, CA Houston, TX Honolulu, HI
SWLRT: Historical Timeline • 2005 - 2009 • Nov. 4, 2009 • May 26, 2010 • Aug. 31, 2010 • Sept. 2, 2011 Alternatives Analysis LPA Selected LPA Amended into TPP MC requests to Enter PE FTA approves Entry into PE
SWLRT: AA Phase • Transit Technology Review • Identification of Alignments and Stations • Initial Set of Alternatives • No Build • Enhanced Bus • Build Alternatives (BRT & LRT)
SWLRT: Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) • 15 miles • 17 new stations • Est. Project Cost: $1.25 billion
SWLRT: Project Budget $375 million $625 million $125 million $125 million $30.6M in Local Funds Committed to Date
SWLRT: Anticipated Schedule • 2011 - 2013 • 2013 - 2014 • 2014 - 2017 • 2018 Preliminary Engineering Final Design Construction Revenue Operations
SWLRT: PE Phase • Procurement of Engineering Services • Complete 30% Design • Procurement of Environmental Services • Complete Final Environmental Impact Statement • Establishment of a Project Office • Secure Municipal Consent from 5 Cities
For Further Information and Updates http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/SW/SouthwestLRT.htm • Mark Fuhrmann, Program Director – New Starts Rail Projects651-602-1942mark.fuhrmann@metc.state.mn.us • Chris Weyer, Project Director - Southwest LRT651-602-1932chris.weyer@metc.state.mn.us