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Light Rail Transit

Improving mobility

Easingcongestion

Strengtheningour communities

Central Corridor

Committee of the WholeJanuary 16, 2008

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2008 Project Schedule

Light Rail Transit

Central Corridor

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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

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Jan.Jan.

Sept.Sept.

Aug.Aug.

MayMay

JulyJuly

Feb.Feb.

JulyJuly

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Updated Draft EIS (DEIS) Cost Estimate

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Annualized capital and operating costs

Annual travel time savings

CEI =

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FTA Cost Effectiveness Index

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CEI Value Needed to Advance ProjectLight Rail

Transit

Central Corridor

Enter Final Design

≤ $23.99

Secure Full Funding Grant

≤ $23.99

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Original DEIS CEI StatusLight Rail

Transit

Central Corridor

Cost $932 M

Ridership 43,300

CEI $24.84

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FTA Preliminary Engineering RequestsLight Rail

Transit

Central Corridor

• Increase Inflation Rate

• Increase Contingency

• Include Financing Cost

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$932M Estimate Includes…

• East Bank Tunnel

• St. Paul Fourth St. to Union Depot

• University Ave. Reconstruction

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$932M Estimate Does Not Include…

• Increased Inflation Rate

• Increased Contingency

• Financing Costs

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Updated DEIS Cost EstimateLight Rail

Transit

Central Corridor

DEIS Baseline $932M

Contingency +$42M

Construction -$31M

Professional Services +$41M

Subtotal $984M

Financing Costs +$6M

Total $990M

Difference +$58M

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Updated CEI StatusLight Rail Transit

Central Corridor

Cost $990M

Ridership 43,940

CEI $26.05

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Findings of the Infill Stations Study

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• Analyze– Ridership

– Travel time

– Cost

– Cost Effectiveness Index (CEI)

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Findings of the Infill Stations StudyLight Rail

Transit

Central Corridor

Hamline Victoria Western

Snelling Lexington Dale Rice

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• Transfers station boardings from one station to another

• Reduces corridor ridership by ~400 people

• Does not change Midway ridership

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Station LPA Add Hamline

Add Victoria

Add Western

Snelling 2,840 2,530 2,820 2,830

Hamline -- 490 -- --

Lexington 1,070 880 930 1,050

Victoria -- -- 320 --

Dale 750 730 580 760

Western -- -- 280

Rice 1,320 1,290 1,290 1,120

Midway ridership

5,980 5,920 5,940 6,040

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• Increases travel time

• Increases cost $5.5M/station

• Increases project CEI by $0.28-0.50

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LPA Add Hamline

Add Victoria

Add Western

Travel Time

38:53 39:30 39:20 39:19

CEI $26.05 $26.33 $26.51 $26.55

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Downtown St. Paul Alignment Alternatives

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Downtown St. Paul Alignments StudiedLight Rail

Transit

Central Corridor

• DEIS– No changes

proposed– Used for

comparison of alternatives

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Transit

Central Corridor

• DEIS w/ diagonal– Consistent with

St. Paul’s Development Strategy

– Less impact on District Energy

– ROW costs not anticipated

– Reduces CEI

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Transit

Central Corridor

• 4th St. to Wacouta Mid-Block– Requires elevated

crossing @ Kellogg

– Impacts bus circulation @ the Depot Concourse

– Requires taking property

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Transit

Central Corridor

• 4th St. to Broadway– Meets concourse

level– At grade crossing

of Kellogg

– Lesser impact to bus circulation @ the Depot Concourse

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Transit

Central Corridor

• 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

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Downtown St. Paul Capital & Operating Cost

Difference from DEIS

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AlternativeDEIS with diagonal

Wacouta Mid-Block Broadway

2nd St. Viaduct

Change in Capital Cost ($) -2.6M +32.2M +42.1 M +57.8 M

Change in Op. Cost

($) -76,000 +806,000 +1,088,000 +679,000

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Downtown St. Paul Travel Time


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2nd St. Viaduct

Change in Travel Time

(min:sec) -0:28 +1:58 +2:47 -0:53

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Downtown St. Paul Ridership


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2nd St. Viaduct

Change in Ridership -990 +170 +150 -780

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Downtown St. Paul CEI Difference from DEISLight Rail

Transit

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2nd St. Viaduct

Change in CEI from DEIS ($) -0.39 +0.83 +1.21 +1.55

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Washington Avenue East Bank Tunnel and At-Grade Alternatives

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East Bank Alternatives - DEISLight Rail

Transit

Central Corridor

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DEIS Tunnel

• 2050 feet in length

• East Bank Station open air in portal in front of Coffman Union

• University and private ROW required

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East Bank AlternativesRealigned TunnelLight Rail

Transit

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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.

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East Bank Station with MezzanineLight Rail

Transit

Central Corridor

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East Bank Station with MezzanineLight Rail

Transit

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East Bank AlternativesAt-GradeLight Rail

Transit

Central Corridor

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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

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East Bank AlternativesLight Rail Transit

Central Corridor

Change from DEIS

East Bank Realigned Tunnel At-Grade

Change in Travel Time (min:sec) -0:12 +1:36

Ridership +450 -1,660

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East Bank AlternativesLight Rail Transit

Central Corridor

Change from DEIS

Realigned Tunnel At-Grade

Capital Cost +$110 to +$130 M -$128 to -$148M

O&M Cost -$80,000 -$260,000

CEI +$2.51 to +$3.05 -$2.79 to -$3.33

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East Bank Alternatives Prelim. Traffic Analysis ResultsLight Rail

Transit

Central Corridor

Tunnel Option: Intersections of Concern

At Grade Option: Intersections of Concern

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East Bank Alternatives Continue Collaboration

• 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

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Project Issues Cost/Savings Options

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Project Issues Costs/Savings

Project Issue

Est. Change in Cost

Est. Change in CEI

Hiawatha/Central Connection +$7.5M +$0.20

Washington Ave. Bridge +$25M +$0.67

East Bank Realigned Tunnel +$110 to +$130 M

+$2.51 to +$3.05

East Bank At Grade -$128 to -$148M

-$2.79 to -$3.33

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Project Issue

Est. Change in Cost

Est. Change in CEI

Downtown St. Paul Alignment• DEIS w/diagonal station • Concourse via Wacouta mid-block• Concourse via Broadway• Concourse via 2nd St. Viaduct

- $2.6M

+$32.3M

+$42.2M

+$57.8M

- $0.39

+$0.83

+$1.21

+$1.55

3-car platforms +$15M +$0.40

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Project Issue

Est. Change in Cost

Est. Change in CEI

Add station at Victoria +$5.5M +$0.46

Add station at Western +$5.5M +$0.28

Add station at Hamline +$5.5M +$0.50

Reconstruct ROW - $25M - $0.67

MCRR bridge clearance - $1.5M - $0.04

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Project Issues Costs/Savings Summary

(in millions)

Change from Updated DEIS Cost

Estimated Project Total

All Cost Elements + $252 $1,242

All Saving Elements - $177 $ 813

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More Information

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• www.centralcorridor.org

Contact the Central Corridor Project Office:

• 540 Fairview Avenue North, Suite 200Griggs Midway Building

St. Paul, MN 55104

• 651-602-1940

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Jan. 16, 208 CoW1 - Light Rail Transit Improving mobility Easing congestion Strengthening our communities Central Corridor Committee of the Whole January