A TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENT IN CALIFORNIA’S FUTURE Ben Tripousis, Northern Regional Director An Overview of the High-Speed Rail Construction Project Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Small Business Networking Event, Gilroy Library
HIGH-SPEED RAIL: More Than A Transportation Program • California is 8th Largest Economy in the World • Comparable to Northeast Corridor in Terms of Distance, Population and Complexity • Transformative Investment • Connecting all California Population Centers
WHY HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN CALIFORNIA? • Curbs Congestion » LAX to SFO is the Busiest Short-Haul Market in US » 1 in 5 Flights out of LA Heads to Bay Area » Six of Top 30 Congested Urban Areas in US Located in California • Population Growth » Estimated to Reach 50 Million by 2050 • Air Quality/Sustainability » Meets Goals of AB 32/SB 375 » Worst Air Communities in the Country • Alternatives are Costly » 2-3 Times More Expensive
HIGH-SPEED RAIL: A MORE EFFICIENT ALTERNATIVE • High-Speed Rail Fills a Gap in California’s Infrastructure • Equivalent New Capacity Between SF-LA would cost $158 billion, and would require: » 4,300 New Highway Lane Miles » 115 Additional Airport Gates » 4 New Runway Terminals
CONNECTING CALIFORNIA • Phase I: » 520 Miles » San Francisco to Los Angeles/Anaheim • Regional Improvements » Caltrain Electrification » LA Union Station Passing Tracks » Positive Train Control » Grade Separation
KEY PROGRAM MILESTONES • Funding: » $3.3 Billion Federal and $4.7 Billion Prop 1A » 25% of Future Cap and Trade Proceeds • Environmental Clearances: » Merced to Fresno: May 2012 » Fresno to Bakersfield: June 2014 • Construction Packages: » CP 1: Executed in August 2013, Under $1 Billion » CP 2-3: Executed June 10, 2015 » CP4: RFP Released and 5 Teams Qualified to Bid • Official Groundbreaking in January • Work is Underway
KEY ENVIRONMENTAL MILESTONES • Ag Conservation & Preservation » Department of Conservation Solicits Farmland Mitigation Proposals » 5,000 Acres of Permanent Easements in the Central Valley • Tier 4 Construction Equipment: » Engines Meet Nation’s Most Stringent Standards • Mitigation with A Difference: » Lazy K Mitigation Site • 530 Acres for Habitat Mitigation Activities » Westervelt Ecological Services Selected for Habitat Mitigation in Central Valley • Voluntary Emissions Reduction Agreement (VERA): » MOU with San Joaquin Unified Air Pollution Control District » Zero Net Emissions » Replaces Aging Equipment Including Tractors and Irrigation Pumps
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: ELECTRIFICATION & CONNECTIVITY • Electrification of the Caltrain Corridor »Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board – Environmental Review Underway • Transbay Terminal »Construction Proceeding • Station Area Planning »Gilroy & San Jose
CENTRAL VALLEY: BACKBONE OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL • Construction Package 1 »29 Miles Between Madera and Fresno »Work is Underway • Construction Package 2-3 »65 Miles Between Fresno and Tulare-Kern County Line »Environmental Clearances Complete »Design-Build Contract Execution Expected in Spring • Construction Package 4 »22 Miles Between Tulare-Kern County Line and North of Bakersfield »Environmental Clearances Complete »5 Teams Qualified to Bid »RFP Released
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: ACCELERATION & CONNECTIVITY • Palmdale to Burbank/Burbank to Los Angeles » Public & Community Feedback » Palmdale: Golden Spike • Connectivity & Bookend Projects » Southern California Regional Interconnector Project (SCRIP) » Grade Separations • Station Area Planning » Palmdale, Burbank & LA Union Station
DELIVERY PHASES • Program Planning • Project Management • Preliminary Engineering • Project Planning and Environmental Approval • ROW Acquisition • Design • Construction • Contract Compliance • Operations & Maintenance
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION MIXES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EXPERTISE Rail Delivery Transitioning to Part ner CEO Risk Manager Program Program Int egration Management Team Delivery Chief Program Manager and Deput y Regional Chief Program Consult ant s Manager Proj ect and Const ruct ion Management Transport at ion Operat ions Real Design & Proj ect Cont ract / Commercial Environment Engineering and Propert y Const ruct ion Management Compliance Planning Maint enance Public ~10% t ot al st aff Privat e ~90% t ot al st aff
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM • 30% Goal for Small Business Participation » 10% Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) » 3% Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE)
HIGH-SPEED RAIL JOBS • Preliminary/Construction Phase Jobs »Planners – Transportation, Environmental Urban »Engineers – Civil, Mechanical/Industrial, Rail Architectural, Computer, Geotechnical Electrical »Managers/Workers – Contracts, Compliance, Project, Program, Risk »Surveyors »Estimators »Right of Way Agents »Outreach/Public Relations »Construction Workers/Trades
HIGH-SPEED RAIL JOBS • Post Construction/Permanent Jobs »Trainset Procurement »Railcar Manufacturer/Assembly »Operation Planners »Station Managers/Workers »Passenger Service/Reservation Agents »Train Operators/Workers »Train Dispatchers/Signaling »Train/System Security »Maintenance Engineers »Maintenance Workers – Infrastructure, Train, Station, Track
CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE 2-3 • Approximately 65 Miles • East American Avenue in Fresno to One Mile North of the Kern/Tulare County Line • Includes At-Grade and Aerial Structure – Six Viaducts, Six Bridges, One Undercrossing and 30 Overhead Structures • June 2015: $1.2 Billion Contract Executed with Dragados/Flatiron • Limited Notice to Proceed issued • PCM: Arcadis
CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE 4 • Approximately 22 Miles • One Mile North of Kern/Tulare County Line to Poplar Avenue • Estimated Contract Value $400-500 Million • At-grade and aerial sections, three grade separations, realignment of local roads and BNSF tracks • Timeline » May 27: RFP Released » Fall: Proposals Due » Early 2016: Authority Board Awards Contract
RAIL DELIVERY PARTNER • June 9: Authority Board Awards Contract to Parsons Brinckerhoff Team • Parsons Brinkerhoff – Multinational Engineering and Design Firm » Network Rail Consulting – United Kingdom Network Rail Manager » LeighFisher – Global Management Consulting Firm • Expands Role of Program Management Team (PMT) from Planning and Preliminary Design to Include Program Management, System Integration and Delivery » Program Delivery and Operations » Accelerating Sections Concurrently to Deliver System Sooner » Integration High-Speed Rail Sections and Stations • Contract Expires in 2022 » Corresponds with Planned High-Speed Rail Operations
MILLENNIAL GENERATION • Average Americans: » 6% Decrease in Miles Driven in 2011 vs. 2004 • Drivers 16-34 Years: » 23% Less Miles Driven from 2001 to 2009 • Ownership Alternatives: » Bike, Zip Car, Lyft, Uber, Mega Bus • Embrace Public Transport » Los Angeles Metro and Metrolink » BART and Muni (Bay Area) » Amtrak
SOCIAL MEDIA: #IWILLRIDE • Support and Educate Others on this Transformative Investment in California’s Future • #Iwillride Social Media Campaign » Engage & Educate • #Iwillride Youth Advocacy Campaign » Increase Millennial Support
THANK YOU Ben Tripousis, Northern Regional Director (408) 277-1085 ben.tripousis@hsr.ca.gov instagram.com/cahsra Northern California Regional Office facebook.com/CaliforniaHighSpeedRail California High-Speed Rail Authority twitter.com/cahsra 100 Paseo de San Antonio, Suite 206 San Jose, CA 95113 youtube.com/user/CAHighSpeedRail www.hsr.ca.gov
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