Light Rail Transit Projects in Preliminary Engineering

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Light Rail Transit Projects in Preliminary
Engineering

• Presented to
• Regional Rail Steering Committee
• November 4, 2004

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FY 2005 New Starts Summary

• (27) Projects in Preliminary Engineering
• (9) Projects in Final Design
• (27) Projects with Existing or Pending Full
  Funding Grant Agreements

Source FTA Annual Report on New Starts
Proposed Allocations of Funds for Fiscal Year
2005 (January 28, 2004)
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FY 2005 New Starts Projects in Preliminary
Engineering
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Light Rail Project Comparisons
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Denver West Corridor LRT
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What is Measure M? Measure M is the half-cent
sales tax for Orange County transportation
improvements. Orange County voters approved
Measure M sales tax in 1990 for balanced
transportation investment. Freeways, streets, and
roads receive 75 of the money generated, while
transit (including The CenterLine) receives 25.
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Norfolk LRT

• Norfolk Southern Railroad Corp. declined HRTs
  offer of 2.7 million for 15.4-miles of
  right-of-way and ended negotiations
• HRTs appraisal indicated a value of 38.6 million
  and Norfolk Southern a value 48.4 million
• HRT made offer based on previous sale of 1.14
  miles by Norfolk Southern right-of-way to the
  city of Virginia Beach for 224,000 per mile

Source The Virginian-Pilot, Debbie Messina,
August 13, 2004
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Santa Ana Centerline Facts
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FY 2005 New Starts Projects in Final Design
Projects not currently funded by Congressional
Appropriations Committee