Volusia Transportation
Planning Organization
September 25, 2013
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Rail / Transit Projects
Overview
• Overview of Statewide
Projects
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Project Planning
Existing Rail Transit Systems
Current Amtrak Service
All Aboard Florida
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SunRail
OIA Connector Refresh
US 441 Corridor Study
LYNX
• Central Florida Projects
• Questions / Comments
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Project Planning
• FEC - Amtrak
– Planning Stages
– Miami to Jacksonville
• JTA Corridor Study (2008)
– Green Cove Springs to north of Jax
– St Augustine to north of Jax
• Tri-Rail Coastal Link
– PD&E Study Phase
– Miami to Jupiter – 85 miles
• US 441
– Orlando to Lake County
• OIA Connector
– East – West Connectivity from OIA to I-4
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Existing Rail Transit Systems
• MetroRail Miami
– 25 mile elevated system
– Two lines
– Dadeland South to Palmetto
• Tri-Rail South Florida
– Existing Service (Miami-Dade to Palm
Beach Counties)
– Approximately 71 miles
• SunRail
– Spring 2014
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Current Amtrak Service
• Auto Train
– Lorton VA to Sanford,
Florida
– One of the most successful
routes
• Silver Meteor
– NY – Orlando – Miami
• Silver Star
– NY – Orlando – Tampa –
Miami
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All Aboard Florida
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All Aboard Florida
• Orlando to Miami
– Longer-term plans – Jax and Tampa
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Privately constructed, operated and maintained
Begin construction late 2013
Begin service early 2016
4 Stations
– Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and
Orlando
• Schedule
– 32 trains / day - 16 each direction
• 3 Hours from Miami to Orlando
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All Aboard Florida
• Work Completed
– Ridership Study
– Selected track alignment for Cocoa to
Orlando segment
– EA completed and FONSI on Miami to
West Palm Beach segment
– Department and AAF executed a lease for
the Department-managed portion of the
SR 528 right of way with AAF paying fair
market value for a 100-year period
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All Aboard Florida
• Ongoing Work
– OOCEA approvals
• Finalize lease agreement with AAF
– FRA approvals
• EA being conducted for West Palm Beach to
Cocoa segment, FONSI expected late 2013
– AAF
• Select operating vendor
• Select equipment and rolling stock vendor and
procure
• Station design & construction
• Select development partners at station sites
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All Aboard Florida
• Additional Information
– http://www.allaboardflorida.com/
• Questions / Comments
– info@AllAboardFlorida.com
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A BETTER WAY TO GO!
Coming Spring 2014
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Phase I –
DeBary to Sand Lake Road
 By 2014
Phase II North –
DeBary to Deland
Phase II South –
Sand Lake Road to
Poinciana
 By 2016
30-minute peak service
in each direction:
 5:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
2-hour off-peak service in
each direction
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Project Update
 July 18, 2011
oPhase I FFGA signed at Florida Hospital
ceremonies
 Nov. 3, 2011
oFDOT purchased the corridor from CSXT
oNow responsible for all maintenance
and operations
 Jan. 27, 2012
oGroundbreaking Ceremonies held
oConstruction activities now underway
 July 29, 2013
oFDOT took over dispatch operations on
the SunRail corridor from CSXT
Project Update
 Sneak peak of first
vehicle at the SunRail
Operations Control
Center Aug. 12
 Radio Disney Concert
in the Park, Sept. 21
from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.,
Central Park, Winter
Park
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Project Update
Operations and Maintenance
 Awarded to Bombardier April 12, 2013
 Now mobilizing, hiring staff, training trainers
 July 29, 2013 – took over dispatch operations
on the SunRail corridor from CSXT
 Responsibilities include:
o Operations
o Dispatching
o Fleet maintenance
o Track maintenance
o Customer service
o Station platform and facility maintenance
o Material supply
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Project Update
Locomotives
 Motive Power (Boise, ID)
o 10 locomotives (7 for Phase
1 and 3 for Phase 2)
o Delivery – Fall 2013
o 1st Locomotive arrives late
August/early September
Coaches/Cab Cars
 Bombardier (Plattsburgh, NY)
o 20 passenger cars (14 for
Phase 1 and 6 for Phase 2)
o Delivery – Summer 2013
o 1st Cab Car arrives late
July/early August
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Flip up seats
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OIA Connector Alternatives
Analysis Refresh
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What is an “Alternatives Analysis”?
• Process where
corridor/study area
studied in detail
• Study defines
transportation issues/
deficiencies & evaluates
alternative solutions
• Develop costs, benefits,
& identify impacts for
each alternative
• Consider community
input to guide decision
making process
System Planning
Letter Request
FTA Acceptance
Into Project
Development
Project Development
and NEPA
FTA Approval into
Engineering
Engineering
Full Funding
Grant Agreement
FFGA
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Study Area
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Goals and Objectives
• Provide transportation alternatives to the
automobile
• Provide additional people-carrying
capacity
• Improve mobility within the corridor
• Provide transportation infrastructure to
support economic development
initiatives in the region and the corridor
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Tier 1 Corridors
UNIVERSAL
STUDIOS
BELLE
ISLE
FLORIDA
MALL
LEE VISTA
Sand Lake Road
Station
ORLANDO INT’L
AIRPORT
OC
CONVENTION
CENTER
SEAWORLD
ORLANDO
Meadow Woods
Station
LAKE
BUENA
VISTA
MEDICAL CITY
POITRAS
DEVELOPMENT
Osceola Parkway
Station
KISSIMMEE
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Tier 2 Viable Alternatives
UNIVERSAL
STUDIOS
BELLE
ISLE
FLORIDA
MALL
LEE VISTA
Sand Lake Road
Station
ORLANDO INT’L
AIRPORT
OC
CONVENTION
CENTER
SEAWORLD
ORLANDO
Meadow Woods
Station
LAKE
BUENA
VISTA
MEDICAL CITY
POITRAS
DEVELOPMENT
Osceola Parkway
Station
KISSIMMEE
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Where We Are Now
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Additional Information
• Call or Email: Eileen LaSeur – Public
Involvement Coordinator (QCA)
– Phone: 407-883-8257ileen@QCAusa.com
• Write: Libertad Acosta-Anderson – FDOT
Project Manager
– Florida Department of Transportation – District 5
– 133 S. Semoran Blvd.
– Orlando, Florida 32807
• Meet or Email: John Mason – HDR Project
Manager
– John.Mason@hdrinc.com
• Website: www.oiaconnector.com
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Study Area
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Community
Context /
Transportation
Network
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Goals and Objectives
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Improve mobility with a transit focus in the US 441
Corridor
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Assess community consensus, financial and policy
support for the mobility/transit improvements
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Locally Preferred/Recommended Alternative adoption
by MetroPlan Orlando and Lake~Sumter Metropolitan
Planning Organization
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Satisfy Federal Transit Administration requirements to
maximize opportunities for Federal funding
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Project Schedule
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Additional Information
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Call or Email: Ginger Corless – Public
Involvement Coordinator
• Phone: 407-616-5500
• gcorless@tindaleoliver.com
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Write: Libertad Acosta-Anderson,
FDOT Project Manager
• FDOT District Five
• 133 S. Semoran Blvd
• Orlando, FL 32807
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Meet or Email: Michael J. Carragher
VHB Project Manager
• mcarragher@vhb.com
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Web Site:
www.us441corridorstudy.com
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• US 192 Corridor Analysis
– US 192 Corridor Analysis
• US 27 in Lake County to Florida’s Turnpike
• US 441 and JYP from SunRail to Pleasant Hill
• To be complete in late 2013
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• SR 50 Corridor Analysis
– Orange / Lake County Road to SR 434
– SR 434 to Orange Seminole County Line
– April 2013 – Summer 2014
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Questions
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