Apta Commuter Rail 2011 - Lossan Corridor Expansion - San Diego County, Ca

Capacity Expansions of LOSSAN

Corridor in San Diego

APTA Rail Conference - June 2011

Bill Prey, P.E., San Diego Association of Governments

Brett Rekola, P.E., North County Transit District

http://www.bnsf.com/

LOSSAN Corridor in So. California

• Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) corridor

• 2nd busiest passenger rail corridor in U.S.

• 351 miles in length

• 8.5 million annual trips

• 100+ daily trains - COASTER

- Amtrak

- Metrolink

- BNSF Freight2

LOSSAN Corridor in San Diego

• 60 miles in SD County

• 50 percent single track

• Six coastal lagoons

• Two right-of-way owners: NCTD and MTS

• NCTD Maintains and Operates

• Service by: Coaster, Amtrak, Metrolink, and BNSF Railway

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San Diego’s North Coast Corridor

• Oceanside to downtown San Diego

• LOSSAN and I-5 working together to move goods and people efficiently

• Provides transportation options; relieves pressure from I-5

• Critical to San Diego region’s economic future

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SAN DIEGO CAPITAL

PROGRAM

LOSSAN Corridor

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Program Goals

• Double track corridor from Orange Co. to downtown San Diego

• Service Improvements

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COASTER Service Goals

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Peak

Headways

(minutes)

Off-Peak

Headways

(minutes)

Trains per Day

Home-Office

Trip Time

(minutes)

Today 36 120 22 93

2030 20 60 54 78

Current Projects

• 20 projects in development

• 10 funded through

construction

• $432 million in funding

• $820 million estimate to

complete

• Schedule currently funded

through 2016

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San Diego

Carlsbad

Oceanside

Encinitas

Solana BeachDel Mar

Camp PendletonMarine Corps

Base

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Current Projects

San Diego

Carlsbad

Oceanside

Encinitas

Solana BeachDel Mar

Camp PendletonMarine Corps

Base

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San Mateo Creek Bridge

Green Beach Bridge

San Onofre to Pulgas Double Track

Red Beach Bridge

Eastbrook to Shell Double Track

Oceanside Stub Track

Carlsbad Village Double Track

Carlsbad Double Track

Poinsettia Station Improvements

Santa Margarita Bridge

Encinitas Pedestrian Crossings

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San Elijo Lagoon Double Track

San Dieguito Double Track

Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization 3

Los Peñasquitos Lagoon Bridges

Sorrento Valley Double Track

Sorrento to Miramar Phase 1


Elvira to Morena Double Track

Tecolote/Washington St Crossovers

Project Status – In Construction

San Mateo Creek

Bridge/Trestles

(SD/OC Line)

Santa Margarita

Bridge/Double Track

(Camp Pendleton)

Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization

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Project Status – Near Construction

Tecolote/Washington Crossovers

Sorrento to Miramar Double Track, Phase 1

Encinitas Pedestrian Crossings - Santa Fe

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Project Status – In Design/Environ.

• San Onofre to Pulgas Double Track

• Eastbrook to Shell Double Track

• Oceanside Transit Center Stub Track

• Carlsbad Village Double Track

• Poinsettia Station Improvement

• San Elijo Lagoon Double Track

• Sorrento Valley Double Track

• Elvira to Morena Double Track

• San Dieguito Double Track - Environmental

• Sorrento to Miramar Double Track, Phase 2 -

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Project Status – Partner Agencies

Project Partner

• Green Beach Bridge Navy

• Red Beach Bridge Navy

• Carlsbad Double Track Amtrak

• Peñasquitos Lagoon Bridges (Design) NCTD

• Centralized Train Control NCTD

• Positive Train Control NCTD

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE AND

BUDGET

LOSSAN Corridor

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Corridor Schedule

Jan-09 Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-13 Jan-14 Jan-15 Jan-16 Jan-17

COASTER Preliminary Engineering


San Dieguito Double Track and …

Eastbrook to Shell Double Track

Carlsbad Village Double Track



Red Beach Bridge

Green Beach Bridge


Sorrento Valley Double Track

San Onofre to Pulgas Double Track

Oceanside Stub Track


Los Penasquitos Lagoon Bridges

Tecolote/Washington St. Crossovers

Encinitas Pedestrian Crossings

Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization 3

Carlsbad Double Track

San Mateo Creek Bridge

Santa Margarita River Bridge

P/E and Environmental Design Design By Other Agency Construction


LOSSAN – TransNet Early Action

FY 10 FY 11 Funded Through

Oceanside Stub Tracks $3.1 $18.0 CON

Carlsbad Double Track $1.6 $1.9 CON

Poinsettia Run Through Track $1.7 $15.5 CON

San Elijo Lagoon Double Track $4.6 $93.2 CON

Sorrento Valley Double Track $3.7 $33.7 CON

Sorrento to Miramar Phase 1 $23.7 $23.7 CON

Elvira to Morena Double Track $0 $80.0 CON

Tecolote/Washington $9.4 $10.2 CON

Eastbrook to Shell Double Track $0 $7.0 ADV

Carlsbad Village Double Track $0 $6.0 ADV

San Dieguito Double Track $0 $5.0 ENV

Sorrento to Miramar Phase 2 $0 $5.0 ENV

COASTER Prelim. Eng. (PE) $0 $1.0 PE

Total (in millions) $47.8 $300.2

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LOSSAN – Non-TransNet Projects

Total

San Mateo Creek Bridge $8.0

San Onofre to Pulgas Double Track $30.0

Santa Margarita River Bridge $40.6

Carlsbad Double Track (Amtrak) $18.9

Encinitas Pedestrian Crossings $6.5

Green Beach Bridge (Navy) $7.0

Red Beach Bridge (Navy) $16.0

Del Mar Bluffs 3 $4.7

Non - Early Action Project Total

Early Action Project Total

$131.7

+ $300.2

Total Program Budget (in millions) $431.9

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

LOSSAN Corridor

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Program Highlights

Sorrento to Miramar, Phase Two

• Slowest track segment south of LA

• 1.9-mile double tracking

• 2.2% Grade

• Curve realignment

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• 1.5-mile double track

• Bridge replacement

• Sensitive wetland environment

• Collaborating with Lagoon Committee

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Program Highlights


• 2.6-mile double track

• Coordination with Mid-Coast Trolley corridor

• Sensitive wetland environment

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Program Highlights

Oceanside Transit Center Stub

Track • Modified location of stub track to remain within existing right-of-way

• Avoided $4M to $5M in potential cost

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Program Highlights


• Value engineering solution eliminated third run-through track

• Savings of $1.5M to $2.5M

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Program Highlights

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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