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De-Risking the Reach of Light Rail Transit in Ottawa De-risking the Reach of Light Rail Transit in Ottawa: Stage 2 LRT, Project Bundling and Asset Management Chris Swail Director, O-Train Planning City of Ottawa Ottawa’s Geographic Challenge The Transit Challenge Background November 2013, Council unanimously approved the City’s 2013 Transportation Master Plan . Most significant project was the Stage 2 LRT plan, a package of 3 rail extensions building upon 2 lines to extend the system further east, west and south: • Confederation Line - east/west backbone of the system, currently under construction, to go into revenue service in 2018 • Trillium Line - an existing north/south diesel powered line The Confederation Line, including the Stage 2 East and West extensions, is a BRT to LRT conversion July 2015, Stage 2 Environmental Assessment and Functional Design Report received Council approval Project Overview Stage 2 LRT project includes 36 km of new rail and 22 new LRT stations Budget: $3.315 billion Schedule: . Construction: 2018 • Following Confederation Line entering revenue service . Revenue Service for all three extensions by 2023 Will bringing over 70% of Ottawa’s population within 5 km of the O-Train system The Confederation Line Stage 2 Alignment Confederation Line West Confederation Line West East of Dominion Station Confederation Line West Byron Linear Park Confederation Line West Transitway at Lincoln Fields Confederation Line East Of stations Of new rail Of East-end residents within 5 km of rail Confederation Line East Highway 174 Trillium Line South New stations New rail Park-and-ride spaces Trillium Line South Project Scope 36 km of new rail and 22 new LRT stations. Includes: . 3.5 km extension further east to Trim (1 station) $165M . 3 km Airport Rail Link (2 stations); $155M New and expanded Maintenance and Storage Facilities for both CL and TL Additional vehicles for both lines Additional scope items: . ‘Bundling’ the Province’s Highway Expansion Project ~$150M . ‘Bundling’ of City infrastructure projects; ~$85-$90M Stage 2Procurement Design and procurement being structured similar to the Confederation Line to minimize construction impacts on the City’s transit and transportation network, adjacent businesses and communities Confederation Line was procured as a Design Build Finance Maintain (DBFM) P3 project, with a 30 yr maintenance term Stage 2 faces a number of unique procurement challenges including the complexity extending the O- Train system at either end of a line with an existing DBFM consortium (30 year concession) Benefits 14,000 less vehicles on $10.8B less in commuting costs road during rush hour GHG Reductions: $3.8B Economic Impact: 155,000 tonnes and 4,363 24,000 person-years of employment tonnes less of contaminants generated Confederation Line Innovations Risk Transfer . Thorough geotechnical investigation of project’s tunnel . Include supporting works to provide consortia with maximum control over schedule Incenting Project Co . Design RFP to use financial incentives and disincentives to achieve desired outcomes: • Operations Matters • Mobility Matters • Energy Matters Affordability Cap . Introduce affordability cap to ensure capital costs meet City’s affordability threshold Confederation Line Lessons Learned Identify ancillary or complementary construction and decommissioning projects earlier for bundling in main contract Avoid Cash Allowances for bundled projects Trust AFP model to deliver Bundled Projects and provide benefits Screen detours, staging and mobilization sites in the same manner as final alignment with respect to bundled projects Early property parcel identification (permanent and temporary) Think like a maintainer Engage development industry and federal and provincial agencies on plans and priorities Seek City building and sustainable urban integration opportunities Think through system infrastructure Cash Allowance Projects on Stage 1 Coventry Pedestrian Bridge Queen Street and Rideau/ Nicholas “Streetscaping” Combined Sewer Storage Tunnel Works Albert/Scott Street renewal 21 Bundling Coordination of Capital projects, within LRT limits planned prior to 2023 • No significant approvals required (i.e. MUPs, infrastructure replacements, sidewalk renewals) • Significant approvals obtained (i.e. EA’s, detailed design, MTO approvals) Identification of major works by MTO or City (i.e. 417 widening, renewal of roads and bridges, stormwater improvements etc.) Delineate between System Infrastructure and New Municipal Infrastructure Thank you [email protected] www.stage2lrt.ca.
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