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Light Rail Transit

Improving mobility. Easing congestion. Strengthening our communities. Central Corridor. Light Rail Transit. -. Committee of the Whole January 16, 2008. 2008 Project Schedule. Central Corridor. Light Rail Transit. Central Corridor. Light Rail Transit. 2008 Critical Milestones.

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Light Rail Transit

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  1. Improving mobility Easingcongestion Strengtheningour communities Central Corridor Light Rail Transit - Committee of the Whole January 16, 2008 Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  2. 2008 Project Schedule Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  3. Central Corridor Light Rail Transit 2008 Critical Milestones Key scope information Key scope decisions • Circulate SDEIS • SDEIS public hearing • City/County approval of PE • Update cost estimates Request to enter Final Design Jan. Feb. May July July Aug. Sept.

  4. Updated Draft EIS (DEIS) Cost Estimate Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  5. Central Corridor Light Rail Transit FTA Cost Effectiveness Index Annualized capital and operating costs CEI = Annual travel time savings Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  6. Central Corridor Light Rail Transit CEI Value Needed to Advance Project Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  7. Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Original DEIS CEI Status Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  8. Central Corridor Light Rail Transit FTA Preliminary Engineering Requests Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  9. Central Corridor Light Rail Transit $932M Estimate Includes… • East Bank Tunnel • St. Paul Fourth St. to Union Depot • University Ave. Reconstruction Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  10. Central Corridor Light Rail Transit $932M Estimate Does Not Include… • Increased Inflation Rate • Increased Contingency • Financing Costs Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  11. Updated DEIS Cost Estimate Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  12. Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Updated CEI Status Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  13. Findings of the Infill Stations Study Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  14. Analyze Ridership Travel time Cost Cost Effectiveness Index (CEI) Findings of the Infill Stations Study Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  15. Findings of the Infill Stations Study Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Dale Lexington Rice Snelling Victoria Western Hamline Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  16. Findings of the Infill Stations Study Central Corridor Light Rail Transit • Transfers station boardings from one station to another • Reduces corridor ridership by ~400 people • Does not change Midway ridership

  17. Findings of the Infill Stations Study Central Corridor Light Rail Transit • Increases travel time • Increases cost $5.5M/station • Increases project CEI by $0.28-0.50 Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  18. Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Downtown St. Paul Alignment Alternatives Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  19. Downtown St. Paul Alignments Studied Central Corridor Light Rail Transit • DEIS • No changes proposed • Used for comparison of alternatives Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  20. Downtown St. Paul Alignments Studied Central Corridor Light Rail Transit • DEIS w/ diagonal • Consistent with St. Paul’s Development Strategy • Less impact on District Energy • ROW costs not anticipated • Reduces CEI Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  21. Downtown St. Paul Alignments Studied Central Corridor Light Rail Transit • 4th St. to Wacouta Mid-Block • Requires elevated crossing @ Kellogg • Impacts bus circulation @ the Depot Concourse • Requires taking property Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  22. Downtown St. Paul Alignments Studied Central Corridor Light Rail Transit • 4th St. to Broadway • Meets concourse level • At grade crossing of Kellogg • Lesser impact to bus circulation @ the Depot Concourse Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  23. Downtown St. Paul Alignments Studied Central Corridor Light Rail Transit • 2nd St. Viaduct • Requires reconstruction of viaduct, closes 2nd St. to traffic • Potential closing of 4th and Cedar • Requires tunnel beneath Kellogg and park • Cultural resources and park impacts Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  24. Downtown St. Paul Capital & Operating Cost Difference from DEIS Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  25. Downtown St. Paul Travel Time Difference from DEIS Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  26. Downtown St. Paul Ridership Difference from DEIS Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  27. Downtown St. Paul CEI Difference from DEIS Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  28. Washington Avenue East Bank Tunnel and At-Grade Alternatives Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  29. East Bank Alternatives - DEIS Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  30. Central Corridor Light Rail Transit DEIS Tunnel • 2050 feet in length • East Bank Station open air in portal in front of Coffman Union • University and private ROW required Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  31. East Bank AlternativesRealigned Tunnel Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  32. Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Realigned Tunnel Alternative • Extends tunnel 950 feet • Includes East Bank Station underground with mezzanine • Requires University & private ROW • Assumes existing four-lane configuration on Washington Ave. • Maintains all existing traffic movements & bus stops • Assumes traffic impacts include 10% of vehicles divert off Washington Ave. Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  33. East Bank Station with Mezzanine Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  34. East Bank Station with Mezzanine Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  35. East Bank AlternativesAt-Grade Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  36. Central Corridor Light Rail Transit At-Grade Alternative • LRT center running along Washington Avenue • East Bank Station is split side platform • University and private ROW required • One through lane each direction on Washington Avenue • Left turn lanes at Church, Harvard, Oak • Bus stop pull-outs at Coffman Union and at Walnut St. • Assumes traffic impacts include 10% of vehicles divert off Washington Avenue Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  37. East Bank Alternatives Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  38. East Bank Alternatives Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  39. East Bank Alternatives Prelim. Traffic Analysis Results Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Tunnel Option: Intersections of Concern At Grade Option: Intersections of Concern Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  40. Realigned tunnel Examine potential cost savings At-grade alignment Continue to refine traffic operations Examine service and emergency vehicle access Pedestrian safety University and private ROW including sidewalks Continue to identify and analyze mitigation measures East Bank Alternatives Continue Collaboration Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  41. Project Issues Cost/Savings Options Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  42. Project Issues Costs/Savings Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  43. Project Issues Costs/Savings Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  44. Project Issues Costs/Savings Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  45. Project Issues Costs/Savings Summary (in millions) Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

  46. Check out our website: www.centralcorridor.org Contact the Central Corridor Project Office: 540 Fairview Avenue North, Suite 200Griggs Midway Building St. Paul, MN 55104 651-602-1940 centralcorridor@metc.state.mn.us More Information Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Jan. 16, 208 CoW

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