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Southwest LRT Project Craig Lamothe, AICP Senior Project Manager 2011 MN State Planning Conference September 29, 2011 Today’s Topics 1) Twin Cities Transit System Profile 2) Previous Regional New Starts Projects a) Hiawatha LRT b) Northstar Commuter Rail c) Central Corridor LRT 3) Federal New Starts Program Primer 4) Southwest LRT Project a) Alternative Analysis Phase Recap b) Preliminary Engineering Phase Preview 2 Twin Cities Ridership 96 94 Millions 92 90 88 86 84 82 80 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 3 Metro Transit Ridership (2010) Commuter Rail 710,426 LRT 10,455,860 Express 9,243,906 Suburban Local 1,570,446 Local 56,068,009 4 Peer Comparison: 2009 System Ridership 5 Peer Comparison: Ridership per Capita 120 Rides per Capita 100 80 60 40 20 0 6 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 7 2030 Transitway System 8 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 9 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 10 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 11 New Starts Overview Systems Planning Alternatives Analysis Select LPA, MPO Action PMP FTA Decision on entry into PE Proj Mgmt Over-sight Preliminary Engineering Complete NEPA Process Refinement of Financial Plan FTA Decision on entry into FD 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 12 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 13 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 14 Final Design (FD) Phase • Prepare final construction plans, contract packages, detailed specifications and bid documents 15 New Starts Evaluation Process 16 Peer “New Starts” Projects July 2011 Status E N Seattle, WA E Existing FFGA P Pending FFGA N New FFGA St. Paul- Minneapolis E Portland, OR Hartford, CT P New York, NY E E Sacramento, CA P P Salt Lake City, UT E San Francisco N E E Denver, CO N San Jose, CA N. Virginia-Dulles, VA E Dallas, TX E P Honolulu, HI Houston, TX P E Orlando, FL P 17 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 Honolulu, HI Houston, TX 18 SWLRT: Historical Timeline Alternatives Analysis 2005 - 2009 LPA Selected Nov. 4, 2009 LPA Amended into TPP May 26, 2010 MC requests to Enter PE Aug. 31, 2010 FTA approves Entry into PE Sept. 2, 2011 19 SWLRT: AA Phase • Transit Technology Review • Identification of Alignments and Stations • Initial Set of Alternatives – No Build – Enhanced Bus – Build Alternatives (BRT & LRT) 20 SWLRT: Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) • • • 15 miles 17 new stations Est. Project Cost: $1.25 billion 21 SWLRT: Project Budget $625 million 50% $375 million 30% $125 million 10% $125 million 10% CTIB HCRRA State FTA $30.6M in Local Funds Committed to Date 22 SWLRT: Anticipated Schedule Preliminary Engineering 2011 - 2013 Final Design 2013 - 2014 Construction 2014 - 2017 Revenue Operations 2018 23 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 24 For Further Information and Updates http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/SW/SouthwestLRT.htm • Mark Fuhrmann, Program Director – New Starts Rail Projects 651-602-1942 [email protected] • Chris Weyer, Project Director - Southwest LRT 651-602-1932 [email protected] 25