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Public He ar ing – T

lling Alte r

native Randall Oaks Mar c h 26, 2009

L

ng me a dow Pa rkwa y

F

x Rive r Bridg e Corridor

Pur pose of the Public He ar ing

T

obtain public c omme nt r

e gar ding pote ntial e nvir

nme ntal issue s as a r

e sult

f ope r

ating a toll fac ility loc ate d on the L

ngme adow Par

kway Br idge Cor r idor

Pr

vide an update on L
ngme adow

Par kway Br idge Cor r idor ac tivitie s

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Pr

je c t Histor

y

1990 - F
x Rive r Bridge Advisory Committe e forme d to

c ompre he nsive ly study ove r twe nty (20) pote ntia l ne w bridg e c rossing s of the F

x Rive r
1991 - IST

E A (F e de ra l T ra nsporta tion Bill) funde d bridg e study to e va lua te the pote ntia l F

x Rive r bridg e c rossing s; nine (9)

we re se le c te d to be e va lua te d by c omple ting a n E nvironme nta l Impa c t Sta te me nt (E IS)

2002 - E

IS re sulte d in thre e (3) ne w F

x Rive r Bridg e Corridor

s L

ngme adow Par

kway, Ste ar ns and IL 56/ Oak r e c e ive d appr

val fr
m F

e de r al Highway Administr ation (F HWA)

F

HWA’s R e c or d of De c ision c onc lude d that the se 3 be st addr e sse d the pur pose and ne e d, pose d the le ast impac ts to the natur al and human e nvir

nme nt, and we r

e e ligible for F e de r al Hig hwa y funding

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Pr

je c t Pr
posal De sc r

iption

Br

idg e c r

ssing of F
x Rive r

Cor

r idor ~ 5.6 mile s in le ng th fr

m Huntle y Roa d to IL

62

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SLIDE 3

Pr

je c t L
c a tion
31
31
72
25
62
68

Randall Rd Algonquin Rd Huntley Rd

Longmeadow Parkway

31
31
72
25
62
68

Randall Rd Algonquin Rd Huntley Rd

Longmeadow Parkway

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Pr

je c t Status

Initial c or

r idor studie s and E IS c omple te d for a c ost of ~$4.7 million

Kane County finalizing Phase I E

ngine e r ing

De sign appr

val e xpe c te d in late 2009

Aquir

ing Right- of- way (ROW) with a foc us

n ac quisitions be twe e n e xisting

L

ngme adow Par

kway and IL 25

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SLIDE 4

Pr

je c t Pur

pose

T
e nha nc e the Uppe r F
x Va lle y

tr a nspor ta tion ne twor k by r e duc ing c ong e stion a nd providing a lte rna tive a nd more dire c t route s to se rve e xisting la nd use throug h e ffic ie nt a c c e ss to c e ntra l busine ss distric ts, e mployme nt a nd c omme rc ia l c e nte rs

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Pr

je c t Ne e d

No ne w F

x Rive r

br idge s in Uppe r F

x Valle y

sinc e the I-90 tollway e xte nsion in 1950’s

Population on the we st side of the F

x Rive r

has inc r e ase d te n fold sinc e the 1980’s

Population inc r

e ase c ontinue s to c onge st the

nly thr

e e r e gional br idge c r

ssings ove r

the F

x Rive r

: I-90, IL 72, and IL 62

Car

pe nte r sville Main Str e e t br idge c ar r ie s r e gional tr affic thr

ugh ne ighbor

hoods with impac ts on the e ast side of the F

x Rive r

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SLIDE 5

If funding was available , it is e stimate d that the br idge cor r idor could be ope n to tr affic in appr

ximate ly 4 ye ar

s.

If F unding was Available

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F unding Ne e ds

Re ma ining unfunde d ite ms: Pha se II E

ng ., ROW, Construc tion a nd Construc tion E ng .

T

ra nsporta tion funding is ve ry limite d a nd c ompe titive

Due to the limite d a va ila bility of F

e de ra l, Sta te a nd L

c a l funds, toll bridg e fa c ilitie s

a re be c oming a me a ns to build ne w bridg e s

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SLIDE 6

Pr

je c t F

unding Status

~$7.5 million ha s be e n spe nt to da te for tra ffic

studie s, e nvironme nta l studie s a nd e ng ine e ring

~$9 million in la nd a c quisition (ROW) unde rwa y All e xisting fe de ra l funds will be e xha uste d in

2010

Additiona l funding will be c ruc ia l to move

forwa rd

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F unding Challe nge

L

imite d funding sourc e s a re a va ila ble to c onstruc t bridg e s of the size a nd c omple xity ne e de d to c r

ss the F
x Rive r

At a c ost of $66 million or more , c onstruc ting a

bridg e in the Uppe r F

x Va lle y will re quire

sig nific a nt F e de ra l, Sta te a nd loc a l funds

Howe ve r, F

e de ra l a nd Sta te funding of this ma g nitude is g e ne ra lly not a va ila ble

T

ll Bridg e s, in c ombina tion with F

e de ra l a nd Sta te funding , a re a possible loc a l solution for funding F

x Rive r bridg e s

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SLIDE 7

E nabling L e gislation

605 ILCS 5/ Illinois Highway Code - County Toll Bridges:

Authorize s, a mong othe r thing s, c ountie s to c onstruc t, re pa ir, ma inta in, a nd ope ra te a toll bridge or bridg e s ove r a nd a c ross a ny na vig a ble or non- na vig a ble stre a m within suc h c ounty, inc luding the a pproa c he s to a ny suc h bridg e a nd a ll ne c e ssa ry e le va te d struc ture s to e limina te inte rse c tion a t g ra de with a ny stre e ts, tunne ls, public roa ds, thoroug hfa re s, hig hwa ys, ra ilroa ds, or stre e t ra ilroa ds. Authorize s to issue re ve nue bonds for purpose of a c quiring or c onstruc ting a ny toll bridg e ove r or a c ross a ny na vig a ble or non- na vig a ble stre am within or on the bounda rie s of the County.

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Community Suppor t

Munic ipalitie s in the Uppe r

F

x Valle y r

e gion have suppor te d the L

ngme adow Par

kway br idge c or r idor dur ing the past de c ade by c oope r ative planning, ac quir ing r ight-of-way, and c onstr uc ting se gme nts of the c or r idor

Mor

e r e c e ntly, the se loc al gove r nme nts have aske d the County of Kane to e valuate the statutor y author ity to issue toll r e ve nue bonds in

r

de r to fund the c onstr uc tion of this br idge in a time ly manne r

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SLIDE 8

Community Suppor t

T

he following loc al gove r nme nts have passe d r e solutions r e que sting the County of Kane c onside r a toll br idge as a funding option for the L

ngme adow

Par kway Br idge Cor r idor

ve r

the F

x Rive r

:

Villa g e of Alg onquin Villa g e of Huntle y Villa g e of Ba rring ton Hills Villa g e of L a ke in the Hills Villa g e of Ca rpe nte rsville Villa g e of Sle e py Hollow Villa g e of E a st Dunde e Villa g e of We st Dunde e Villa g e of Gilbe r ts Mc He nr y County Village of Hampshir e

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Pr e vious Public Input

A public infor

mational me e ting was he ld on May 24, 2007 for the pur pose of r e c e iving public c omme nt r e gar ding the toll funding c onc e pt for the br idge

T

he vast major ity of the c omme nts r e c e ive d e nc our age d the suppor t and ne e d for the br idge c or r idor , and e nc our age d public offic ials to addr e ss tr affic de mands and c onge stion

T

he use r fe e syste m (ie . T

lls) also pr
vide s a

funding me c hanism for those r e side nts who r e side outside of Kane County to he lp pay for the br idge

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SLIDE 9

F e asibility Study

County c onduc te d a F

e a sibility Study (c urre ntly in dra ft form) to de te rmine the pote ntia l of toll fina nc ing

Additiona l informa tion on dra ft F

e a sibility Study:

www.c o.ka ne .il.us/ dot/ F

x_Rive r_Bridg e s/ long me a dowtf.a sp

T

he Dra ft F e a sibility Study will be fina lize d a fte r the Public He a ring

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Ove r vie w of F e asibility Study

Data Colle c tion Cor

r idor Gr

wth Analysis

T

r ave l De mand Mode ling

T

r affic and Re ve nue Analysis

T

ll Colle c tion Syste m/ Ope r

ations Analysis

Capital and Ope r

ating Cost E stimate s

Pr

e liminar y F inanc ing Plan

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SLIDE 10

T

ll Colle c tion Me thods – 2 Options

I- PASS / Vide o T

lling

(Re c omme nde d)

T

ll c olle c te d pr

imar ily thr

ugh the use of I- PASS

Options a va ila ble for vide o tolling for use rs

without I- PASS

I- PASS / Cash

T

ll c olle c te d pr

imar ily thr

ugh the use of I- PASS

Cash c olle c tion for

use r s without I- PASS

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Propose d T

ll Colle c tion Syste m

Exhibit depicts proposed all-electronic toll collection system. Initial construction of a 2-lane cross-section is recommended based upon traffic projections.

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SLIDE 11

Toll Sensitivity Analysis

Opening Year (2013)

2,000

4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 $0.00 $0.50 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 Pas Passenge enger C Car r Toll ( (2013) 13) Daily T Trans ansac action

ns

$- $2,000 $4,000 $6,000 $8,000 $10,000 $12,000 $14,000 Da Daily ily R Reve venue

Daily Toll Revenue Daily Toll Transactions

Daily transactions (blue line) are reduced with greater tolls rates. A toll rate of ~$1.50 during the rush hour and ~$1.00 off peak equates to a conservative estimate of ~8,800 or more vehicles/day.

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T

ll Ne t Re ve nue F
r

e c asts

A number of revenue forecasts scenarios were considered to determine bonding potential.

$- $2.0 $4.0 $6.0 $8.0 $10.0 $12.0 $14.0 $16.0 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 2028 2031 2034 2037 2040 2043 2046 2049 2052 Year Year Annual Toll Net Rev Annual Toll Net Revenue (in millions enue (in millions, nominal dollars , nominal dollars) Scenario 1 Scenario 2

Passenger Car Toll of $1.50 for Peak and $1.00 for Off-Peak Average Annual Net Revenue

Scenario 1: $7.2 million Scenario 2: $4.3 million

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SLIDE 12

T ypic al Cr

ss- Se c tions

Slide 23 of 33 Cr

ss- se c tion of initia l 2- la ne c onstr

uc tion a nd ultima te 4- la ne r

a dwa y

FULL BUILDOUT 4 – LANE TYPICAL SECTION

T ypic al Cr

ss-Se c tion

Slide 24 of 33 De pic ts the ultima te 4- la ne bridg e c ross- se c tion. Initia l c onstr uc tion of a 2- la ne br idg e de c k a nd 4- la ne br idg e substr uc tur e is r e c omme nde d.

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Re c omme ndations

Initia l 2- la ne roa dwa y se c tion (one la ne in e a c h

dir e c tion) for the e ntir e c or r idor with a 4- lane bridg e substr uc tur e to minimize the initia l c osts

Ma ximum $1.50 pa sse ng e r c a r toll for pe a k pe riods

a nd $1.00 for off- pe a k pe riods (toll ra te c ould be re duc e d with a dditiona l outside funding )

Utilize the Ge ne r

al Obligation Alte r nate Bonds for proc e e ds of $70 million to $75 million

T

ll fa c ility re ma ins until the initial c onstruc tion bonds

a re fully re pa id a nd future wide ning / ma inte na nc e e ndowme nt funds a r e e sta blishe d

Se e k a dditiona l F

e de ra l a nd Sta te funds

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E nvir

nme ntal

F

inal E nvir

nme ntal Impac t State me nt

(F E IS) was appr

ve d in 2002

T

he F e de r al Highway Administr ation has r e que ste d that a T e c hnic al Me mor andum be pr e par e d that e valuate s pote ntial e nvir

nme ntal

issue s base d upon a toll fac ility

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SLIDE 14

E nvir

nme ntal

F

E IS e nvironme nta l issue s not impac te d by toll fac ility Soc ioe c onomic Agr

ic ultur e

Spe c ial lands Cultur

al r e sour c e s

Ge ology Wate r

quality and wate r r e sour c e s

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E nvir

nme ntal

F

E IS e nvironme nta l issue s not impac te d by toll fac ility (c ontinue d) We tlands Biolog y Air

quality

Spe c ial waste Visual r

e sour c e s

Utilitie s Se c tion 4(f) pr

pe r

tie s

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SLIDE 15

E nvir

nme ntal

F

E IS e nvir

nme nta l issue s pote ntia lly

a ffe c te d by toll fa c ility

T r anspor tation

T

lling sc e nar

io will r e duc e tr affic on L

ngme adow Par

kway br idge

T

r affic be ne fit is still ac hie ve d on e xisting r ive r c r

ssings in the r

e gion unde r the tolling sc e nar io

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E nvir

nme ntal

F

E IS e nvir

nme nta l issue s pote ntia lly

affe c te d by toll fac ility (c ontinue d)

Noise

Ar

e as we r e ide ntifie d and studie d in F E IS and Phase I E ngine e r ing

F

inding s show tha t lowe r noise le ve ls will be ac hie ve d with a toll fac ility

Noise abate me nt not r

e quir e d

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SLIDE 16

E nvir

nme ntal Conc lusion

E nvironme nta l re - e va lua tion of F E IS a s a re sult of c onstruc ting a nd ope ra ting a toll fa c ility loc a te d

n the L
ng me a dow Pa rkwa y Bridg e Corridor :

No a lte ra tion to the finding s of the F

E IS

T

ll fa c ility me e ts the Purpose a nd Ne e d for

the improve me nt

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Pr

je c t Ne xt Ste ps

Submit the F

inal T e c hnic al Me mor andum and public me e ting c omme nts to the F HWA for c onc ur r e nc e

Continue ROW Ac quisition Conside r

ation of financ ing alte r native s and se c ur e additional F e de r al, State and loc al funds

E

xe c ute L e tte r

f Inte nt and L

e tte r

f

Unde r standing with Illinois T

llway for

I-Pass use

Comple te Phase I E

ngine e r ing

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SLIDE 17

Public Comme nts

T

ha nk you for a tte nding the public he a ring re g a rding pote ntia l e nvironme nta l issue s a s a re sult of ope ra ting a toll fa c ility loc a te d on the L