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SCORT Annual Meeting Jacksonville, Florida September 20, 2010 Passenger Rail in Florida

SCORT Annual Meeting Jacksonville, Florida September 20, 2010 Passenger Rail in Florida. Presentation Overview. Status Update on Current HSR Activities Amtrak Service in Florida/Proposed FEC Passenger Rail Project SunRail Project Other Passenger Rail Activities. Overview of Florida HSR.

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SCORT Annual Meeting Jacksonville, Florida September 20, 2010 Passenger Rail in Florida

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  1. SCORT Annual MeetingJacksonville, FloridaSeptember 20, 2010Passenger Rail in Florida

  2. Presentation Overview • Status Update on Current HSR Activities • Amtrak Service in Florida/Proposed FEC Passenger Rail Project • SunRail Project • Other Passenger Rail Activities

  3. Overview of Florida HSR • “Vision for High Speed Rail in America” competition • Florida reacted quickly based on previous work • Tampa-Orlando-Miami application submitted October 2009 • Special Session Dec ‘09: Florida Rail • Created Florida Rail Enterprise • Provided mechanism for State contribution

  4. Federal Railroad Administration Approvals • Jan 28, 2010: President here in Tampa: Florida one of top three recipients in the nation $1.25 Billion for Phase 1 Tampa-Orlando ($2.7B requested) • May 7, 2010: Administrator Szabo signed Record of Decision, completing environmental documents • May 28, 2010: Sec. LaHood in Orlando: first grant $66.7 M • August, 2010: Florida applied for an additional $1.1 Billion and offered a 20% match

  5. Organizational • Federal Railroad Administration • Lead person: Randall Brown • Program Management Oversight Consultant: STV • Florida Rail Enterprise • Executive Director: Kevin Thibault • Chief Operating Officer: Nazih Haddad • Florida DOT Support at all levels • Consultant Team • Program Manager: HNTB/WSA • Legal: Freshfields • Financial: KPMG

  6. Tampa-Orlando-Miami Corridor

  7. Phase I – Tampa to Orlando

  8. Tampa to Orlando Operations • Proven HSR technology. Steel wheel on rail. • Trains at least hourly; additional frequency between Orlando Airport and attractions • Ridership Estimate from 2002 study – Over 2 million. (Excludes captive Markets) • New Investment Grade Ridership Study Underway • Maximum Speed 168 MPH+.

  9. Jobs and Economic Outlook • 5,000 +jobs/ year during construction period. • 600-1,000 permanent direct operating jobs and 500 indirect jobs. • Contributes to creation of 10th largest economic region in the nation with 7th biggest population

  10. Floridians Already at Work! Insert geotech crew drilling photo

  11. Current Activities Five major Tasks with $66.7 million ARRA funds 1- Project development – setting up for the program 2- Advance Preliminary Engineering to firm up costs 3- Early Works Projects document preparation 4- Right of way Acquisition/Survey 5- RFQ/RFP to build the HSR System through PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

  12. Two Procurements: 1- Early Works Projects Clears and prepares the corridor 2- HIGH SPEED RAIL construction Design-Build-Operate-Maintain &Finance (DBOM&F) Contract: Public Private Partnership(PPP)

  13. Procurement Timelineif all the stars line up… • Early Works Timeline (Subject to FRA approval) • Issue RFPs in November • Begin construction spring 2011 • Work completed in advance of HSR construction • PPP HSR Construction • RFQ for teams Nov. 2010 (subject to FRA approval) • RFP issued to qualified teams March 2011 with ridership updates. • Winning team selected /negotiations in late 2011 • Construction starts 2012 • Trains roll 2015

  14. Amtrak Services in Florida Silver Star Silver Meteor Auto Train Sunset Limited (inactive since 2004) Palmetto (truncated in Savannah in 2004) Florida East Coast (proposed)

  15. Passenger Service onFlorida’s East Coast • No FEC passenger service since 1968 • Proposed new service • Splits Amtrak Silver Star daily service at Jacksonville w/1 round trip on Florida East Coast • One additional daily corridor service train • Estimated annual ridership: 222,600 passenger • Stations • Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona Beach, Titusville, Cocoa, Melbourne, Vero Beach, Ft. Pierce, Stuart, West Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami • Submitted application on Aug 6 requesting $250 million

  16. SunRail Phase I – DeBary to Sand Lake Road – 12 stations 2013 Phase II – DeBary to Deland; Sand Lake Rd. to Poinciana – 5 stations 2015

  17. SunRail • FTA approved final environmental clearances Sept. 10 • Full Funding Grant Agreement with FTA expected early 2011 • Phase I construction expected to begin 2011 • Vehicle designs selected Sept. 10 • Phase II PE now under way

  18. Other Passenger Rail Activities • Tampa Light Rail Project • TBARTA • Jacksonville Commuter Rail Study • South Florida East Coast Corridor Study

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