CHARLENE FITZGERALDAPRIL 3, 2012

ROADS AND STREETS

Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization

Yuma Region Border Projects

Juan Sanchez BoulevardSan Luis POE I Avenue 3E WideningArchibald Improvements - South Bound TrafficMain Street Improvements – US 95Transportation EnhancementAvenue E ExtensionStaging Area for San Luis POE IIRail Corridor Study

Yuma Region Border Projects

YMPO RTP update 2014-2037US 95 Widening – Fortuna Wash BridgeAir Quality/Greening the Border InitiativesBorder Wait StudyEconomic Impact Analysis

Yuma Region Border Projects

YMPO RTP update 2014-2037US 95 wideningAir Quality/Greening the Border Initiatives

SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC SAN LUIS I

Multimodal Recommendations Map

Rail Corridor Study

THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS RAIL LINE CORRIDOR STUDY ARE AS FOLLOWS:

IDENTIFY THE OPTIMAL RAIL LINE CORRIDOR WITHIN YUMA COUNTY THAT WOULD CONNECT TO THE UNION PACIFIC SUNSET ROUTE MAIN LINE ON THE NORTH AND POTENTIALLY TO THE FERROMEX RAIL LINE RUNNING BETWEEN HERMOSILLO AND MEXICALI ON THE SOUTH

THE IDENTIFIED RAIL LINE CORRIDOR IS INTENDED TO ENABLE THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PRESERVE THE NEEDED RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE RAIL LINE TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE FUTURE WHEN WARRANTED

DETERMINE THE LOCATION AND FACILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RAIL LINE CROSSING OF THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER WITH TENTATIVE APPROVAL OF THE FEDERAL AND LOCAL AND FOREIGN AGENCIES

Rail Corridor Study

Study Area The study area is approximately bounded as

follows:On the west by the Arizona State LineOn the north by the Union Pacific Sunset

Route main lineOn the east by South Fortuna Road and its

extensionOn the south by the Ferromex rail line

STUDY OBJECTIVESDetermine a desirable border crossing

location that accommodates future commodity flows.

Recommend a feasible rail corridor in Yuma County between Mexico and Arizona.

Conduct public involvement activities to promote and solicit public input.

Identify short term freight related economic development that can be expanded to meet long term needs.

REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE SHORT LINE

TRADE CORRIDORS

GUAYMAS MOVES INTO OPERATION AS A SEAPORT FOR CONTAINER CARGO

LONG TERM RAIL OPPORTUNITIES AND BENEFITS

1 TEU = 1 –

Twenty-foot

Equivalent

Unit

1 TEU

A short line railroad is a small or mid-sized railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance relative to larger, national

railroad networks

Marine Terminal

Terminal Capacity

Long Beach 7.3 Million TEULos Angeles 8.5 Million TEUProposed Punta Colonet

6.0 Million TEU

Guaymas 175,392 TEU

Short Line Train