Jan. 16, 208 CoW1 - Light Rail Transit Improving mobility Easing congestion Strengthening our communities Central Corridor Committee of the Whole January 16, 2008

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

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 Light Rail Transit Central Corridor Jan. Sept. Aug. May July Feb. July

Jan. 16, 208 CoW4 Updated Draft EIS (DEIS) Cost Estimate Light Rail Transit Central Corridor

Jan. 16, 208 CoW5 Annualized capital and operating costs Annual travel time savings CEI = Light Rail Transit Central Corridor FTA Cost Effectiveness Index

Jan. 16, 208 CoW6 CEI Value Needed to Advance Project Light Rail Transit Central Corridor Enter Final Design ≤ $23.99 Secure Full Funding Grant ≤ $23.99

Jan. 16, 208 CoW7 Original DEIS CEI Status Light Rail Transit Central Corridor Cost$932 M Ridership43,300 CEI$24.84

Jan. 16, 208 CoW8 FTA Preliminary Engineering Requests Light Rail Transit Central Corridor Increase Inflation Rate Increase Contingency Include Financing Cost

Jan. 16, 208 CoW9 $932M Estimate Includes… East Bank Tunnel St. Paul Fourth St. to Union Depot University Ave. Reconstruction Light Rail Transit Central Corridor

Jan. 16, 208 CoW10 $932M Estimate Does Not Include… Increased Inflation Rate Increased Contingency Financing Costs Light Rail Transit Central Corridor

Jan. 16, 208 CoW11 Updated DEIS Cost Estimate Light Rail Transit Central Corridor DEIS Baseline$932M Contingency+$42M Construction-$31M Professional Services+$41M Subtotal$984M Financing Costs+$6M Total$990M Difference+$58M

Jan. 16, 208 CoW12 Updated CEI Status Light Rail Transit Central Corridor Cost$990M Ridership43,940 CEI$26.05

Jan. 16, 208 CoW13 Findings of the Infill Stations Study Light Rail Transit Central Corridor

Jan. 16, 208 CoW14 Findings of the Infill Stations Study Analyze –Ridership –Travel time –Cost –Cost Effectiveness Index (CEI) Light Rail Transit Central Corridor

Jan. 16, 208 CoW15 Findings of the Infill Stations Study Light Rail Transit Central Corridor Hamline VictoriaWestern Snelling Lexington Dale Rice

16 Findings of the Infill Stations Study Transfers station boardings from one station to another Reduces corridor ridership by ~400 people Does not change Midway ridership Light Rail Transit Central Corridor StationLPAAdd Hamline Add Victoria Add Western Snelling2,8402,5302,8202,830 Hamline Lexington1, ,050 Victoria Dale Western Rice1,3201,290 1,120 Midway ridership 5,9805,9205,9406,040

Jan. 16, 208 CoW17 Findings of the Infill Stations Study Increases travel time Increases cost $5.5M/station Increases project CEI by $ Light Rail Transit Central Corridor LPAAdd Hamline Add Victoria Add Western Travel Time 38:5339:3039:2039:19 CEI$26.05$26.33$26.51$26.55

Jan. 16, 208 CoW18 Downtown St. Paul Alignment Alternatives Light Rail Transit Central Corridor

Jan. 16, 208 CoW19 Downtown St. Paul Alignments Studied Light Rail Transit Central Corridor DEIS –No changes proposed –Used for comparison of alternatives

Jan. 16, 208 CoW20 Downtown St. Paul Alignments Studied Light Rail Transit Central Corridor DEIS w/ diagonal –Consistent with St. Paul’s Development Strategy –Less impact on District Energy –ROW costs not anticipated –Reduces CEI

Jan. 16, 208 CoW21 Downtown St. Paul Alignments Studied Light Rail Transit Central Corridor 4 th St. to Wacouta Mid-Block –Requires elevated Kellogg –Impacts bus the Depot Concourse –Requires taking property

Jan. 16, 208 CoW22 Downtown St. Paul Alignments Studied Light Rail Transit Central Corridor 4 th St. to Broadway –Meets concourse level –At grade crossing of Kellogg –Lesser impact to bus the Depot Concourse

Jan. 16, 208 CoW23 Downtown St. Paul Alignments Studied Light Rail Transit Central Corridor 2 nd St. Viaduct –Requires reconstruction of viaduct, closes 2 nd St. to traffic –Potential closing of 4 th and Cedar –Requires tunnel beneath Kellogg and park –Cultural resources and park impacts

Jan. 16, 208 CoW24 Downtown St. Paul Capital & Operating Cost Difference from DEIS Light Rail Transit Central Corridor Alternative DEIS with diagonal Wacouta Mid-BlockBroadway 2 nd St. Viaduct Change in Capital Cost ($)-2.6M+32.2M M+57.8 M Change in Op. Cost ($)-76, ,000 +1,088, ,000

Jan. 16, 208 CoW25 Downtown St. Paul Travel Time Difference from DEIS Light Rail Transit Central Corridor Alternative DEIS with diagonal Wacouta Mid-BlockBroadway 2 nd St. Viaduct Change in Travel Time (min:sec)-0:28+1:58+2:47-0:53

Jan. 16, 208 CoW26 Downtown St. Paul Ridership Difference from DEIS Light Rail Transit Central Corridor Alternative DEIS with diagonal Wacouta Mid-BlockBroadway 2 nd St. Viaduct Change in Ridership

Jan. 16, 208 CoW27 Downtown St. Paul CEI Difference from DEIS Light Rail Transit Central Corridor Alternative DEIS with diagonal Wacouta Mid-BlockBroadway 2 nd St. Viaduct Change in CEI from DEIS ($)

Jan. 16, 208 CoW28 Washington Avenue East Bank Tunnel and At-Grade Alternatives Light Rail Transit Central Corridor

Jan. 16, 208 CoW29 East Bank Alternatives - DEIS Light Rail Transit Central Corridor

Jan. 16, 208 CoW30 DEIS Tunnel 2050 feet in length East Bank Station open air in portal in front of Coffman Union University and private ROW required Light Rail Transit Central Corridor

Jan. 16, 208 CoW31 East Bank Alternatives Realigned Tunnel Light Rail Transit Central Corridor

Jan. 16, 208 CoW32 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. Light Rail Transit Central Corridor

Jan. 16, 208 CoW33 East Bank Station with Mezzanine Light Rail Transit Central Corridor

Jan. 16, 208 CoW34 East Bank Station with Mezzanine Light Rail Transit Central Corridor

Jan. 16, 208 CoW35 East Bank Alternatives At-Grade Light Rail Transit Central Corridor

Jan. 16, 208 CoW36 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 Light Rail Transit Central Corridor

Jan. 16, 208 CoW37 East Bank Alternatives Light Rail Transit Central Corridor Change from DEIS East Bank Realigned TunnelAt-Grade Change in Travel Time (min:sec)-0:12+1:36 Ridership+450-1,660

Jan. 16, 208 CoW38 East Bank Alternatives Light Rail Transit Central Corridor Change from DEIS Realigned TunnelAt-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

Jan. 16, 208 CoW39 East Bank Alternatives Prelim. Traffic Analysis Results Light Rail Transit Central Corridor Tunnel Option: Intersections of Concern At Grade Option: Intersections of Concern

Jan. 16, 208 CoW40 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 Light Rail Transit Central Corridor

Jan. 16, 208 CoW41 Project Issues Cost/Savings Options Light Rail Transit Central Corridor

Jan. 16, 208 CoW42 Light Rail Transit Central Corridor 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

Jan. 16, 208 CoW43 Light Rail Transit Central Corridor Project Issues Costs/Savings 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 2 nd St. Viaduct - $2.6M +$32.3M +$42.2M +$57.8M - $0.39 +$0.83 +$1.21 +$ car platforms+$15M+$0.40

Jan. 16, 208 CoW44 Light Rail Transit Central Corridor Project Issues Costs/Savings 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

Jan. 16, 208 CoW45 Light Rail Transit Central Corridor 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

Jan. 16, 208 CoW46 Light Rail Transit Central Corridor More Information Check out our website: Contact the Central Corridor Project Office: 540 Fairview Avenue North, Suite 200 Griggs Midway Building St. Paul, MN