The Northeast Corridor Commission and Regional Collaboration Mitch Warren, Executive Director Northeast Corridor Infrastructure & Operations Advisory Commission February 19, 2015 1
NEC Region 2% of U.S. Land Area 17% of U.S. Population 20% of U.S. GDP $ 2
NEC Region Four of the top-ten most populated metropolitan areas in the U.S. 3
NEC Main Line Boston 457-mile corridor owned by: Amtrak New Haven New Haven MTA Metro-North/Connecticut Massachusetts New York 2,000+ daily commuter, intercity, and freight Philadelphia Philadelphia trains 750,000 daily passengers 14 million annual car-miles of freight each year 4
Intercity Rail NEC Main Line 150 daily Amtrak trains 11.4 million annual riders (Acela & NE Regional) Connecting Corridors 3.5 million annual riders Branches 16 additional services in the megaregion 1.5 million annual riders 5
Commuter Rail 1,800+ daily commuter trains on the NEC Main Line (over 90% of total) 700,000 daily commuter riders on the NEC Main Line Shore Line East Metro-North Long Island Rail Road 6
Job Access 7 million jobs $50 billion Located within 5 miles Annual contribution to the national of NEC stations, one third economy by commuters and of all jobs in the Region business travelers on the NEC 40,000 700,000 Daily Amtrak trips Daily commuter rail trips 7
A Transportation System at Capacity 8
NEC History 9
Aging Assets Norwalk River Bridge (CT) Devon Bridge (CT) Portal Bridge (NJ) 1896 1905 1906 $350M Replacement $750M Replacement $900M Replacement Hudson River Tunnels (NY/NJ) Susquehanna Bridge (MD) B&P Tunnel (MD) 1910 1906 1873 $850M Replacement $1.5B Replacement 10
The Future of the NEC The Good 2,000 daily trains and 750,000 daily passengers 14 million annual freight car miles Increasing demand for rail services The Bad Inadequate funding levels Major segments at or near capacity Signifjcant state-of-good-repair backlog Congestion across all modes Current trajectory not sustainable 11
The NEC Commission 8 states and the District of Columbia MA CT RI 4 members NJ NY PA MD DC DE 5 members Non-voting representatives: • Freight Railroads • Connecting States • Commuter Agencies 12
Section 212(c) Cost Allocation Standardized allocation formula for use of the Northeast Corridor • No cross-subsidization between intercity, commuter, and freight services • Consistency and transparency across all owners and operators • Transition from incremental to fully allocated costs Increased Collaboration • Capital planning • Program/project delivery • Operations & performance Federal Role Policy Approved in December 2014 13
Policy Summary Current Agreement • Five-Year Policy with Mid-Term Evaluation • Allocate common ROW and stations operating costs • Allocate Normalized Replacement capital costs • Establish collaborative capital planning process • Enhanced transparency on project delivery, performance and costs 14
Recent Reports The NEC and the American Economy April 2014 $50 billion Daily contribution by the NEC’s daily commuters to the U.S. economy $100 million lost per day In congestion- and productivity- related costs if the NEC goes down 15
Recent Reports Critical Infrastructure Needs on the NEC NEC Five-Year Capital Needs Assessment January 2013 FY15-19 September 2014 16
NEC Five-Year Capital Plan DRAFT NEC Five-Year Capital Plan FY16-20 • Developing collaborative planning process and unifjed recommendations to Congress • Identify a shared vision for investments to maintain the Corridor, address state of good repair, and improve capacity • Expected release in spring 2015 17
Supporting NEC FUTURE 18
Looking Ahead Implementation of Cost Allocation Policy Region-wide Five-Year Capital Plan Addressing State-of-Good-Repair Needs Increased Collaboration NEC FUTURE 19
Questions? 20
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