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REDS TONE GATE 9 PROJECT Joe Ritch Mike Ward Greg Hall Craig Northridge February 12,2019 About Redstone Arsenal Marion Giles Lincoln Franklin Diverse Federal campus focused primarily Lauderdale Madison Jackson research &

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REDS TONE GATE 9 PROJECT

Joe Ritch Mike Ward Greg Hall Craig Northridge

February 12,2019

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About Redstone Arsenal

 Diverse Federal campus focused primarily

research & development, program management, acquisition and logistics

 43,000 daily population with <900 active

duty

 Maj or tenants include Army, Missile Defense

Agency, NAS A, FBI and ATF

 Redstone is currently experiencing

significant growth from FBI and MDA

 Approximately half of its workforce

enters/ exits through Gate 9

 Adj acent Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) proj ect

(Redstone Gateway) continues to grow with current ~2,000 employee population

Lauderdale Colbert Franklin Morgan Cullman Madison Marshall Jackson Giles Lincoln Franklin Marion

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The Gate 9 Traffic Challenges

 Old Gate 9 was about 1/ 4

mile off a maj or interstate (I-565)

 During prime hours the

traffic backed up causing traffic safety issues:

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topped traffic up to 4 miles onto I-565 with adj acent lanes traveling at 70 MPH

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topped traffic spanning the I565 overpass

 No federal funds available

for the $12.9M proj ect

3 9 10 1 7 8

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Stopped Traffic Redstone Arsenal Gate 9

Traffic Flow into Gate 9

Stopped Traffic

565

INTERSTATE

Traffic Weave Issues Stopped Traffic

565

INTERSTATE

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Redstone Gateway

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Our Solution

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Raised $12.9m from state and local governments in Alabama and Tennessee and Redstone Gateway partners

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Construct new gate ¾ mile south with two additional lanes and widen Rideout Road.

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Modified Alabama law to:

 Allow “ City Of Huntsville Federal Building Authority” (FBA) to be

used as a conduit for execution of funds from multiple sources

 Change definition of “ industrial access funds” so term “ industrial”

now includes military facilities

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FBA contracted with existing proven Redstone Garrison construction contractors to perform the work

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Utilized existing EUL Agreement with Corporate Office Properties Trust to execute and transfer improvements to the Army

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Sources of Funds

Contributors

 S

tate of Alabama

 Corporate Office Properties Trust  Madison County, Alabama  Five Cities and counties in North

Alabama

 Four Cities and Counties

in S

uthern Tennessee

 Poarch Band of Creek

Indians

 Huntsville Utilities  Tennessee Valley

Authority

 U.S

. Army Garrison - Redstone

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Current Status

 July 2017 - New gate constructed

with 6 inspection lanes

 August 2017 - Old gate demolished  Traffic problems alleviated and

drive times materially shortened

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eptember 2018 - Two additional inspection lanes will be added

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Gateway Entrance Old Gate New Gate

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Before

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After

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Questions?

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Backup S lides

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Redstone Gateway

 Largest Army Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) office

project

 When complete, will be a 4.6 million SF

integrated office park on 468 acres

 1.2 million SF of secure office space capacity

behind the Redstone Arsenal perimeter fence designed to AT/FP standards

 $76 million TIF bond issued (supported by the

State of Alabama, Madison County and the City of Huntsville) to fund infrastructure.

 COPT committed to purchasing TIF bond,

effectively guaranteeing tax revenue risk to the City of Huntsville

 Provided new rail spur, primary electrical

substation, and road infrastructure to support the installation.