Transcript Introduction by Patrick Watz, AECOM

MnDOT - ACEC/MN Annual Conference
Creating Multimodal Connections
Facilitator
Patrick Watz, AECOM
March 5, 2013
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Central Corridor – The Common Link
• 18 new
stations
• 18
new stations
• 11 miles
long
• 11
miles long
9.8 miles
miles of
of new
new double
double track
track
•• 9.8
• • 4747new
newLight
LightRail
RailVehicles
Vehicles
• • 40,940
average
weekday
40,940
average
weekday
ridership
in
2030
ridership in 2030
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Central Corridor Timeline
2007
Preliminary Engineering (PE)
2009
Environmental Documentation
2010
Final Design Heavy Construction Begins
2011
Full Funding Grant Agreement
2011 - 2013 Continue Heavy Construction
2014
Start Operation
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Regional Transitway System
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Connecting Transit Modes
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Today’s Presentations
The Interchange Project:
Innovation in Multimodal Planning & Design
George Fantauzza, Project Architect, The Interchange
Union Depot Renovation & Restoration:
A Multimodal Transportation Hub
Greg Brown, URS Corporation
Kevin Dalager, Mortenson
Michael Bjornberg, HGA
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