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Colorado Department of Transportation Division of Transit and Rail. SCORT Presentation Current Passenger Rail Initiatives March 15, 2011 Mark Imhoff, Division Director. Division of Transit and Rail (DTR). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SCORT PRESENTATIONCURRENT PASSENGER RAIL IN IT IAT IVES
MARCH 15 , 2011MARK IMHOFF, DIV IS ION DIRECTOR
Colorado Department of Transportation
Division of Transit and Rail
Division of Transit and Rail (DTR)
New Division established in 2011 through Senate Bill 09-094,with Passenger & Freight Rail Section; Senate Bill 09-108: Funding Advancement for Surface Transportation and Economic Recovery (FASTER)
Annual Operating budget of approximately $15MCurrent Passenger Rail initiatives
State Freight and Passenger Rail Plan Colorado Interregional Connectivity Study I-70 Mountain Corridor Advanced Guideway System
Feasibility Study
State of Colorado Passenger Rail Initiatives
State Freight and Passenger Rail Plan
Initiated in February 2011
Funded through FRA grant
Total study value-$800KFRA portion-$400kDTR portion-$400k
Status: Completed peer review of best rail practices, beginning inventory of existing rail services
Challenges: Incorporating into Long-
Term vision,
funding for implementation,
effective stakeholder coordination,
timing concurrent with other studies.
Colorado Interregional Connectivity Study Anticipated to begin in Summer
2011
Partially funded through FRA HSIPR Track 3 grant
Total study value-$2.0M FRA portion-$1.0 M/DTR portion-
$1.0M
Purpose: Analyze High Speed Rail alignments and stations along east-west and north-south to interface with proposed FasTracks system to maximize ridership
Status: FRA reviewing Scope of Work (pending approval)
Colorado Interregional Connectivity Study
Challenges: Obtaining accurate ridership, not competing
with FasTracks.Finding suitable technology for east-west
Corridor.Obligation of funds, and funding for
implementation.
I-70 Mountain Corridor Advanced Guideway System (AGS) Study
Anticipated to begin in Summer 2011
Locally Funded through DTR FASTER Grant
Total study value-$2.3M
Purpose: Identify alternatives(alignments, technologies and stations) to implement an High Speed Rail (AGS) system along I-70 Mountain Corridor
Status: Draft scope under internal review, Formation of Project Advisory team under way
I-70 Mountain Corridor Advanced Guideway System (AGS) Study
Challenges: Finding suitable technology for east-west
Corridor (grades, curvature, terrain, weather).
Meeting criteria outlined in previous study. Coordinating with Connectivity Study. Phasing of Feasibility Study.Funding for implementation.
ChallengesGeneral New Division Climate of stop studying and build! Timing and Interface of Current Rail
Studies Geography, sparsely spaced
population centers (lacking continuous density)
Attracting funding for implementation in current economic climate
State Rail Freight and Passenger Study
Incorporating into Long-Term vision. Funding for implementation. Effective stakeholder coordination, Timing concurrent with other
studies.
Colorado Interregional Connectivity Study Obtaining accurate ridership, not
competing with FasTracks Finding suitable technology for east-
west corridor Obligation of funds and funding for
implementation
I-70 Mountain Corridor Advanced Guideway System Feasibility Study Finding suitable technology for east-
west Corridor (grades, curvature, terrain, weather).
Meeting criteria outlined in previous study.
Coordinating with Connectivity Study. Phasing of Feasibility Study. Funding for implementation