Wake Bus Rapid Transit System Standards

New Bern Avenue Final Design

Transportation - Transit

City Council June 2, 2020

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Agenda

• Wake Transit Plan

• Wake BRT Program Project Status

• New Bern Avenue 30% Design

• Final Design Team

• Scope and Fee Highlights

• Recommended Action

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Wake Transit Plan – Four Big Moves

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Project Development Overview

FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION (FTA) SMALL STARTSTotal Cost: <$300 millionFunding: <$100 million

STEP 1: FTA APPROVALProject Development (PD)• PD Application• Review Alternatives• Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA)• Environmental Review• Funding Commitment • Complete Engineering

STEP 2: FTA EVALUATION, RATING AND APPROVAL Full Funding Grant Agreement• Construction

NEW BERN

SOUTHERN &WESTERN CORRIDORS

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Project Sponsor Designation Process

• Capital Area MPO Executive Board is responsible for fixed guideway project sponsor designations

• Major Investment Study Consultants developed a memo recommending the City of Raleigh as BRT Project Sponsor

• On August 15th, 2018 the Capital Area MPO Executive Board voted unanimously to request the City of Raleigh to become the Project Sponsor for one or more BRT projects

• On September 4, 2018, City Council authorized the mayor to accept the City’s project sponsor designation for the Wake BRT projects

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Project Sponsor Responsibilities

• Takes the primary responsibility for project implementation • Coordinates and makes project-level decisions with other impacted

jurisdictions, for example: o Station design and station area plans o Technology decisionso Street (ROW) use assignments

• Bike and pedestrian facilities• Sidewalk widths• BRT runningways• Parking • Curbspace use

• Complies with the Wake Transit Plan policies and processes

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Wake BRT Program - Project StatusWake BRT: New Bern Avenue

STATUS: 30% Design Complete (WSP) NEXT STEP: 30-100% Design and System Standards (HNTB)

Wake BRT: Southern CorridorWake BRT: Western Corridor

Wake BRT: Northern Corridor

STATUS: Route Selection kicked off in February 2020 (WSP)

STATUS: Route Selection Kicked off in November 2019 (WSP/Western Corridor Blvd Study)

STATUS: Pre-Planning Complete

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Wake BRT: Western Corridor Update• Western Boulevard Corridor Study ongoing - LPA memo (technical recommendation)

• Project Development Application draft

• Monthly meetings with partner municipalities and NCDOT

• Next Steps: Contract for 0 – 30% design and NEPA with WSP (target date June 16th)

BOTH ALIGNMENTS WOULD REQUIRE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ROADWAY (WESTERN BLVD. EXTENSION)

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Wake BRT: Southern Corridor Update

• LPA Selection ongoing

• Public engagement February-March 2020

• Project Development Application draft

• Monthly meetings with partner municipalities and

NCDOT

• Next Steps: Contract for 0 – 30% design and

NEPA with WSP (target date June 16th)

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Wake BRT: New Bern Avenue Update

Previous Council PresentationsFeb 11, 2020• Discussed New Bern Avenue BRT and Pedestrian

Improvements projects consolidation

March 17, 2020 • Provided Wake BRT: New Bern Avenue 30% design

overview • Summarized public engagement completed since

project initiation

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New Bern Avenue – Current Design 30%

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Wake BRT: New Bern Avenue

SUMMERSPRING FALL WINTER SUMMERSPRING FALL WINTER SUMMERSPRING FALL WINTER2019 2020 2021 2023 2024

Project Development

30% Design Complete(WSP)

Final Design Complete

ConstructionBRT Service late 2023Small Starts

Ratings Application

Final Design Team Selected/HNTB

WE ARE HERE

HNTB Contract Recommendation

30% -100% Design and System Standards Begins/HNTB

WSP team HNTB team

Project Status

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Selection Committee Members:

• CAMPO, GoTriangle, NCDOT, Town of Cary, Town of Garner, Wake County and various City of Raleigh departments.

Submittals were independently reviewed and scored, selection committee held

interviews and developed final recommendation.

Final Recommendation: HNTB

RTA Reviewed on May 14, 2020: Recommended Approval

Wake BRT: New Bern AvenueFinal Design Team Selection Process

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HNTB Scope Highlights: Focus Areas

Wake BRT: New Bern Ave Final Design

Wake BRT: System Standards

• Geospatial Survey

• Final Design

• Public Engagement

• Utility Coordination

• Right-of-Way (ROW)

• Construction

• FTA Coordination

• System Standards

• User Experience

• Branding

• Public Engagement

• System-Wide Policies

Estimated Fee: $7.7M | Period of Performance: July 2020 – December 2023

FINAL DESIGN - HNTB

FINAL DESIGN - SUBS

FINAL DESIGN - RALEIGH WATER

SYSTEM STANDARDS - HNTB

SYSTEM STANDARDS - SUBS

$1.5M

$0.5M

$0.2M

$2.5M

$3.0M

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FTA DBE Goal: 13% | HNTB Team DBE Participation: Approx. 30%

HNTB – Subconsultants

Name Focus DBE Designation Location

SRF Consulting Group System Design/FTA None Minneapolis, MN

Neighboring Concepts Architecture DBE, MBE, HUB, SPSF Charlotte, NC

PR Pros Branding DBE, MBE, HUB, SPSF Raleigh, NC

Public Participation Partners Public Engagement DBE, MBE, SBE, HUB, SPSF Raleigh, NC

CH Engineering Survey, ROW, Utility DBE, WBE, HUB, SPSF Raleigh, NC

Susan Hatchell Landscape Architecture DBE, WBE, SBE, HUB, SPSF Raleigh, NC

Falcon Engineering Geotech DBE, WBE, SBE, HUB, ACDBE, SPSF Cary, NC

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Wake BRT Program Milestones

Item Date Status

New Bern 30% Design Review March 17, 2020

New Bern Final Design Contract June 02, 2020 Today

WSP Contracts and Project Development Application (Southern and Western corridors) June 16, 2020

Transit-Oriented Development Overlay Discussion July 7, 2020

Western and Southern Corridor LPA Recommendation Fall 2020

New Bern 65% Design Review and Approval December 2020

Council Updates and Decision Points

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Authorize City Manager to execute Wake BRT System

Standards and New Bern Avenue BRT Final Design

Contract with HNTB

Recommended Action