3/29/2011 Columbia Rive r Cr ossing (CRC) 3 and Common Se nse - PDF document

3/29/2011 Columbia Rive r Cr ossing (CRC) 3 and Common Se nse Alte r Common Se nse Alte r native (CSA) native (CSA) 1 1 2 2 1 Mar c h, 2011 CRC CSA 1 1 CRC Commute r Auto T r uc ks L ight R ail 1

3/29/2011 Pe de str ian/ Bike CR C Ne w F r e e way & Inte r c hange s 2.5 Mile s in Washington Ne w Br idge Ne w Br idge 25% of Cost 25% of Cost CR C CR C CRC = Columbia F r e e way Pr oje c t CR C 2

3/29/2011 ? 1 1 CRC Commute r Rail ? 1 1 CRC High Spe e d Rail ? 3 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 CRC CSA CRC CSA 3

3/29/2011 Commute r Auto T r uc ks Br idge Safe ty Br idge Se ismic Upgr ade E xpe r t Pane l – De c e mbe r 12, 2006 Don Wagne r , Re gional Administr ator � It is te c hnic ally fe asible to upgr Washington De par tme nt of T r anspor tation ade to c ur r e nt standar ds Quo te fro m Co lumbian, May 13, 2009 � In Por tland r e gion, only ne w Sauvie Island Br idge me e ts the c ur r e nt standar ds Wagne r said the e xisting I-5 spans, ope ne d in 1917 and � Re tr � Re tr 1958, ar 1958 ar e str e str uc tur uc tur ally solid. ally solid ofit would be $125 million to $265 million ofit would be $125 million to $265 million Wagne r said he has no doubts the e xisting c r ossings ar e safe , so muc h so that he dr ive s and c yc le s ac r oss the spans without he sitation. 3 2 2 1 CRC CSA L ight Rail/ Auto 4

3/29/2011 3 2 2 1 CRC CSA Pe de str ian/ Bike Ne w Br idge Ne w Br idge Rail/ Road Rail/ Road E xisting Rail Br idge 65 F r e ight T r ains 12 Passe nge r T r ains Commute r R ail/ High Spe e d R ail/ T r uc ks - CSA Commute r R ail/ High Spe e d R ail/ T r uc ks Commute r R ail High Spe e d Rail 5

3/29/2011 F unde d Impr ove me nts $760 Mill. L ong - T e r m T r a c kwa y E nhanc e me nts Slough to Union Station Por tla nd Union Station T r uc ks Commute r Rail/ High Spe e d Rail High-Spe e d Rail High-Spe e d Rail E uge ne to Vanc ouve r B.C. E uge ne to Vanc ouve r B.C. � Washington State has applie d for � Washington State has applie d for and be e n gr ante d and be e n gr ante d $760 million in fe de r al funds for high spe e d r ail. $750 million in fe de r al funds for high spe e d r ail. � Or � Or e gon hasn’t made applic ation ye t. e gon hasn’t made applic ation ye t. � High spe e d r � High spe e d r High spe e d r ail fr ail fr om E om E uge ne to Vanc ouve r Wash will uge ne to Vanc ouve r , Wash. will High spe e d r ail fr ail fr om E om E uge ne to Vanc ouve r Wash will uge ne to Vanc ouve r , Wash. will fac e big bottle ne c ks at the br idge ac r oss the fac e big bottle ne c ks at the br idge ac r oss the Columbia, and in Nor th Por tland Yar d. Our plan solve s Columbia, and in Nor th Por tland Yar d. Our plan solve s the se . the se . � We he lp fr � We he lp fr e ight by taking all passe nge r tr ains off the e ight by taking all passe nge r tr ains off the e xisting, c onge ste d r ail br idge ac r oss the Columbia. e xisting, c onge ste d r ail br idge ac r oss the Columbia. E xisting L ift Span E xisting I- 5 L ift Spa n Bar ge T r affic Bar ge T r affic 6

3/29/2011 525 L ifts e que nc y Ne w L ift Span r al F Annua 70 F oot Cle ar a nc e Ve sse l He ight I-5 Br idge L ift F r e que nc y (2004 Ave r age s) Bar ge T r affic 525 e que nc y r al F Annua Ve sse l He ight Bar ge T r affic I-5 Br idge L ift F r e que nc y (2004 Ave r age s) 70’ Cle a r a nc e 70’ Cle a r a nc e Ne w L ift Span Bar ge T r affic Bar ge T r affic 7

3/29/2011 Bar ging – T he F ix E stimate d c ost - $42 million On r e c or d suppor t fr om : � Coast Guar d � Bur lington Nor the r n Santa F e R ailr oad � Columbia R � Columbia R ive r ive r T T owboat Assoc iation owboat Assoc iation � Re gional Gove r nme nts Compar ative E valuation R oadway Capac ity CRC CSA I-5 Br idge � Auto/ T r uc k L ane s 10 6 ? L oc al Auto/ L R T Br idge 3 � Auto/ T r uc k L ane s - 2 1 1 2 2 1 Commute r R ail/ T r uc k Br idge � Auto/ T r uc k L ane s - 2 T otal L ane s 10 10 CRC CSA Passe nge r Capac ity* Passe nge r Capac ity* CR C CSA CR C CSA I- 5 Br idge I-5 Br idge � � Auto L ane s @ 2,400/ lane 12,000 7,200 Auto L ane s @ 2,400/ lane 12,000 7,200 L oc al Auto Br idge L oc al Auto Br idge � � Auto L ane s @ 2,400/ lane - 2,400 Auto L ane s @ 2,400/ lane - 2,400 L R T Br idge L R T Br idge � � L ight Rail 15,000 15,000 L ight Rail 15,000 15,000 Commute r R ail/ T r uc k Br idge Commute r R ail/ T r uc k Br idge � � T r uc k/ Auto L ane s @ 2,400/ lane - 2,400 T r uc k/ Auto L ane s @ 2,400/ lane - 2,400 � � Commute r R ail - - Commute r Rail - 22,000 � � High Spe e d Rail (Not Inc lude d) - - High Spe e d Rail (Not Inc lude d) - - T otal 27,000 27,000 T otal 27,000 49,000 * Pa sse ng e r s pe r hour pe r dir e c tion * Pa sse ng e r s pe r hour pe r dir e c tion 8

3/29/2011 Car bon E missions Car bon E missions L RT L RT 30 Commute r Commute r 60 Rail Rail Bus Bus F or d F or d 370 370 E xplore r E xplore r 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 g CO2 e quiva le nts/ pa sse ng e r - mile g CO2 e quiva le nts/ pa sse ng e r - mile Car bon E missions Car bon E missions E mission R e duc tion/ Pa sse ng e r - Mile L RT L RT 30 30 Commute r Commute r 60 60 Rail Rail Bus Bus 190 190 F or d F or d 370 370 E xplore r E xplore r 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 g CO2 e quiva le nts/ pa sse ng e r - mile g CO2 e quiva le nts/ pa sse ng e r - mile Cost - Phase 1 Cost - Phase 2 Pr oje c t CRC CSA Pr oje c t CRC CSA � � I- 5 Br idge $ 3.6 Billion - I- 5 Br idge $ 3.6 Billion - � � R ailr oad Br idge L ift - $ 0.1 Billion R ailr oad Br idge L ift - $ 0.1 Billion � � L oc al Auto/ L R T Br idge L oc al Auto/ L R T Br idge Phase 1 (T Phase 1 (T o Hayde n Is.) - o Hayde n Is.) $ 0.2 Billion $ 0.2 Billion Phase 1 (T Phase 1 (T o Hayde n Is.) o Hayde n Is.) - $ 0.2 Billion $ 0.2 Billion Phase 2 (T o Vanc ouve r) - - Phase 2 (T o Vanc ouve r) - - � � Commute r R ail/ T r uc k Br idge - - Commute r R ail/ T r uc k Br idge - $ 1.3 Billion T otal $ 3.6 Billion $ 0.3 Billion T otal $ 3.6 Billion $ 1.6 Billion 9