Hampton Roads pPassenger Rail Overview

www.drpt.virginia.gov

Gilmore Transportation Commission1st meeting, 1st questiong, q

“Do you know what the number one transportation fear was in the early 1900’s?”

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“That by 1950, we will be buried in horse manure.”

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Richmond/Hampton Roads Passenger Rail

R tl l t d Ti I D ft E i t l I t St t tRecently completed Tier I Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for additional passenger rail service between Richmond and Hampton Roads

Strong public support for Alternative 1

Commonwealth Transportation Board unanimously selected Alternative 1 in February 2010

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Alternative 1

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Next Steps- Dual Approach Federal level: 6+ years (high speed rail)– Respond to public comments and submit final EIS to Federal

Railroad Administration (FRA) for review – Receive a record of decision (ROD) by end of 2010Receive a record of decision (ROD) by end of 2010 – Receive guidance on next steps in federal review process – Apply for federal funds to support additional federal review and

construction costsBegin construction of high speed rail (up to 90 mph) after federal– Begin construction of high speed rail (up to 90 mph) after federal review is complete, when federal funds are available

State level: less than 3 years (conventional speed rail)– Proceed with Norfolk Southern proposal to complete capital

improvements between Richmond and Norfolk– Budget amendment to fund these improvements– Identify a dedicated source of state intercity rail operating fundsy y p g– Start conventional speed (79 mph) service between Richmond

and Norfolk – Improve reliability of existing service on the Peninsula

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Hampton Roads Federal FacilitiesColonial National

Camp Peary Army Corps of EngineersNaval

Weapons Station

Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge

Maritime AdministrationNational Park

Colonial National Historic Park

US District Court

Naval Station

Naval Support Activity

Cheatham Annex

Station

Yorktown National Cemetery / Battlefield

HamptonNational

SSASSA

USCG Training Center

Wildlife Refuge

VARehabilitation

ServicesMaritime Administration

National Defense Reserve Fleet

Colonial National

Historic Park Joint Forces Staff College

CemeteryAnimal & Plant Health Inspection

Service DEAGSA

SSA

Joint Base Langley Eustis

VAMedicalCenter

& Cemetery

FT Monroe

Customs & Border

Protection Army Research

JTCOIC

Marine Corps Reserve Center

NASA Langley

ResearchCenter

Jamestown National

Historic Site

Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek –

Ft Stor

Joint Expeditionary BaseLittle Creek – Ft Story

Staff College

EEOC

GAO

GSA

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Veteran’s

US District CourtAnimal &

Plant Health Inspection

Service

Customs & Border

Protection

Jefferson Laboratory

Lab

Joint Base

Advanced Ship

Integration Center

USCG Shore Infrastructure

Logistics Center

Cape Henry Memorial

USCG 5th

District HQ

Ft Story

Navy ExchangeCommand

LafayetteRiverAnnex

FBI

ATF

GAO

OPM

GSA

Animal &Secret

CenterNumerous other NOAA

sites & offices

Maritime

USCG Base Portsmouth

Joint Base Langley Eustis

Center

Hampton Roads Naval Museum

NOAA Marine Ops Center

Atlantic

USJFCOM Joint Warfighting Center

Craney Island

Back Bay

GSA

SSA

SSA

Animal & Plant Health Inspection

Service

Maritime Administration

DOL Area Office

Service

Dam Neck Annex

NAS OceanaDEA

USCG Atlantic

Area HQ

Maritime AdministrationSouth Atlantic

Region

VA

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Fentress OLF

Naval Support ActivityNorthwest Annex

Naval Medical Center

Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

yNational Wildlife RefugeFarm

Services Agency Center GSA

SSA

SSA

Norfolk Naval

ShipyardFarm

Services Agency Center

Community Based

Outpatient Center

USCGExchange

Federal/DOD Rail Benefits

Core Travel Method Total Cost to the Government

Lowest cost travel under federal government orders and travel

l ti i $525 f d Fly ORF-DCA* $1180

Fly ORF-IAD* $1280

Fly ORF-BWI* $545

regulations is $525 for a one-day roundtrip (includes lost productivity costs).

Cost per 100 travelers is $52 500 y $

Drive POV $535

Drive rental car $525

R il HSR (110 $305

Cost per 100 travelers is $52,500.

Cost per 100 travelers on high speed rail would be $30,500.

Cost savings of $22 500 or 43 Rail – HSR (110 mph)

$305Cost savings of $22,500 or 43 percent.

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* Non-stop service between Newport News (PHF) and DC area airports does not exist

DRPT Mission

Improve mobility and expand transportation choices in Virginiain Virginia– We can no longer just pave our way out of congestion– The public demand for more choices is increasing

DRPT offers rail, transit and commuter services– Intercity rail, commuter rail, Metrorail, light rail, freight railte c ty a , co ute a , et o a , g t a , e g t a– Bus Rapid Transit, local/regional buses, human service

transit, carpools and vanpools– Telework programs and employee incentives– Telework programs and employee incentives

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Action Items 2010 Waive 30% Rail Enhancement Fund match for Richmond-NorfolkWaive 30% Rail Enhancement Fund match for Richmond-Norfolk capital improvements and begin work for new conventional speed rail service

Begin work to improve reliability of existing Newport News service

Start the new Richmond-Northeast Corridor train (extend to Norfolk within three years)within three years)

Identify a dedicated source of state intercity passenger rail operating fundsoperating funds– SJ63 (Miller) would require DRPT to study this issue and provide

recommendations to the General Assembly for the 2011 session

C l t th Fi l EIS f hi h d il d d t i t tComplete the Final EIS for high speed rail and determine next steps in federal process

Identify ways to better coordinate land use and rail/transit planning

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Identify ways to better coordinate land use and rail/transit planning

“Plant a tree that you know you will never sit under, but that your children and their

hild ill j ”children will enjoy.” -Ronald Reagan

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Questions?Questions?

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