Metropolitan Transportation Authority Requests to Reallocate FTA Section 5324 Resiliency Funding to MTA Repair Projects September 30, 2016 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds

INTRODUCTION

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is pleased to submit the enclosed request to reallocate Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5324 Competitive Resiliency (CR) and locally- prioritized resiliency (LPR) grant funds to support the recovery/repair of New York City Transit (NYCT) and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) assets damaged during Hurricane Sandy.

Requested Competitive Resiliency Reallocation With today’s request, the MTA is requesting to reallocate $324.9 million in CR grant funds to our recovery program. This will reduce the federal share of MTA’s CR projects to $1.3 billion, as shown in the table below.

Table 1 Summary of Competitive Resiliency Funds Requested for Reallocation

CR Application Federal Share Local Match Budget (Award) Current MTA CR Award $2,131,956,139 $1,598,967,104 $532,989,035 Requested Reallocation to Repair ($433,212,030) ($324,909,023) ($108,303,007) Remaining MTA CR Award $1,698,744,109 $1,274,058,081 $424,686,027

Table 1a – Detail: MTA NYCT Competitive Resiliency Reallocation Requests

MTA CR Project Budget Federal Share Local Match Agency NYCT ROW Equipment Hardening in Flood Prone $61,443,249 $46,082,437 $15,360,812 Areas NYCT Protection of Street Level Openings in $141,895,903 $106,421,927 $35,473,976 Flood Prone Areas NYCT Flood Mitigation in Yards $152,170,003 $114,127,503 $38,042,501 NYCT Pumping Capacity Improvements $18,432,247 $13,824,185 $4,608,062 NYCT Protection of Tunnel Portals & Internal $31,676,267 $23,757,201 $7,919,067 Tunnel Sealing NYCT Emergency Communications $20,000,000 $15,000,000 $5,000,000 Enhancements Total Reallocated Funds $425,617,669 $319,213,253 $106,404,417

Table 1b – Detail: MTA LIRR Competitive Resiliency Reallocation Requests

MTA Federal CR Project Budget Local Match Agency Share LIRR Flood Resiliency for LIC Yard – Reconstruction $7,594,361 $5,695,771 $1,898,590 of Tracks 9-12 Total Reallocated Funds $7,594,361 $5,695,771 $1,898,590

The reallocated CR funds will be divided across the five recovery projects listed in the following table. As discussed in greater detail in the request, all of the projects include assets that were validated as part of FTA’s damage assessment of MTA assets following Hurricane Sandy and included in the list of MTA’s updated repair and recovery needs submitted to the FTA in August 2015.

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Table 2 MTA Candidate Recovery Projects for Reallocated Competitive Resiliency Scope

MTA CR Funding Recovery Project Grant Number Agency Reallocation NYCT Yard Power and Cabling NY-44-X012 $61,706,653 NYCT Canarsie Tube NY-44-X012 $31,749,867 NYCT Rutgers Tube NY-44-X008 $19,530,826 NYCT 207th Street Yard Signals TBD $206,225,907 NY-44-X007 LIRR Long Island City Yard Restoration Project $5,695,771 NY-44-X008 TOTAL $324,909,023

Requested Local Priority Resiliency Reallocation MTA LIRR proposes to reallocate $10.3 million in approved LPR funding from the LIC Yard Resiliency Project to the LIC Yard Restoration Project. This reduces MTA’s total LPR allocation from $898 million to $888 million.

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Contents MTA NYCT Right-of-Way Equipment Hardening in Flood Prone Areas (CR) ...... 5 MTA NYCT Protection of Street Level Openings in Flood Prone Areas (CR) ...... 9 MTA NYCT Flood Mitiigation in Yards (CR) ...... 12 MTA NYCT Pumping Capacity Improvements (CR) ...... 15 MTA NYCT Protection of Tunnel Portals and Internal Tunnel Sealing (CR) ...... 19 MTA NYCT Emergency Communication Enhancements (CR) ...... 23 MTA LIRR Flood Resiliency for Long Island City Yard (CR) ...... 26 MTA LIRR Long Island City Yard Resiliency Project (LPR) ...... 31

September 2016 | 4 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds Right-of-Way Equipment Hardening in Flood Prone Areas

MTA NYCT RIGHT-OF-WAY EQUIPMENT HARDENING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS (CR) OVERVIEW

The MTA is proposing to reallocate $46 million in federal Competitive Resiliency (CR) grant funding from NYCT’s Right-of-Way Equipment Hardening in Flood Prone Areas CR Project to NYCT’s Canarsie Tunnel and Rutgers Tube Restoration Projects. CANDIDATE COMPETITIVE RESILIENCY PROJECT FOR REALLOCATION

Project Name (Discretionary ID) MTA NYCT Right-of-Way Equipment Hardening in Flood Prone Areas (D2013-RESL-026) Location 160 facilities along the NYC subway system right-of-way (ROW) in New York County, Queens County, Kings County, and Bronx County. Project Description This comprehensive flood resiliency project proposed to protect 78 pump rooms, 65 signal towers and relay rooms, and 17 above-ground circuit breaker houses (CBHs) located in yards or along NYCT’s right- of-way that are either in the Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) Category 1 flood zone or in tunnels subject to flooding during a Category 1 storm event due to track elevation. The solutions are designed to protect against flooding to a minimum 100-year flood elevation + 2’, reduce the potential for future service outages, and result in a substantial savings in cost and time for capital equipment replacement.

For all room types in this project, proposed methods of protection include installation of watertight flood doors, sealing of any wall penetrations, and provision of backwater check valves in floor drains. For the 34 pump rooms located in more critical locations, such as under-river tubes, the proposed scope also called for “major upgrades,” including elevation of controls and critical equipment, upgrades to discharge lines, and installation of emergency generators for pumps.

The total project cost is $84.7 million which includes a federal CR award of $63.6 million matched by $21.2 million in MTA local funds. Project Component Proposed for Reallocation NYCT proposes to reallocate $46 million in CR funding by deprioritizing 142 of the 160 locations in this project, including 60 pump rooms, 65 signal rooms, and 17 CBHs. The 18 pump rooms remaining are located in under-river tubes and are thus critical to protecting these critical sections of the right-of-way. While the remaining 142 rooms are important to NYCT operations, many of these rooms will not be vulnerable to flooding and many not require protection for various reasons, including:

 NYCT’s Protection of Street Level Openings in Flood Prone Areas CR Initiative and Locally Prioritized Resiliency (LPR) initiatives to harden fan plants are providing primary flood protection for all assets located in underground tunnels that would otherwise be flooded during a SLOSH category 2 storm event. NYCT has initial results from an ongoing hydrological study that considers the presence of street level ingress protection on the vulnerability of underground assets.

September 2016 | 5 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds Right-of-Way Equipment Hardening in Flood Prone Areas

 NYCT’s Protection of Tunnel Portals and Internal Tunnel Sealing CR initiative includes the protection of 148 St Yard Tunnel Portal, 207 St Yard Tunnel Portal, and Hunters Point Portal, which will protect underground assets along the Lenox Line/149 St Tube, 8 Av Line/Broadway-7 Av Line, and Flushing Line, respectively.  The Flood Mitigation in Yards CR Initiative will provide various flood protection measures, which will meet or exceed 100-year flood elevation + 2’, for the 8 pump rooms, 7 signal rooms, and 10 CBHs located within rail yards.

For the fewer than 10 locations that are located above-ground and would not be protected via other means, it is likely that these facilities could not be mitigated to a minimum 100-year + 2’ design flood elevation without significant structural reinforcement or reconstruction, which would be costly and beyond the scope proposed in the original CR application for this project.

The overall project budget is provided in the table below. The budgets for the project components proposed for reallocation are highlighted in grey.

The overall project budget is provided in the table below. The budgets for the project components proposed for reallocation are highlighted in grey.

Table 3 Right-of-Way Equipment Hardening in Flood Prone Areas Project Budget

CR application Federal Share Project Component Local match Budget (Award) Pump Rooms: Major Upgrades (18) $23,290,084 $17,467,563 $5,822,521 Pump Rooms: Major Upgrades (16) $20,704,234 $15,528,660 $5,175,574 Pump Room: Minor Hardening (44) $14,070,172 $10,552,629 $3,517,543 Signal Rooms (65) $20,785,481 $15,589,111 $5,196,370 Circuit Breaker Houses (17) $5,882,716 $4,412,037 $1,470,679 Total (160 Locations) $84,732,687 $63,550,000 $21,182,687 *Components shaded in grey are proposed for reallocation. Project Status Project Components Proposed for Reallocation The 12 pump rooms proposed for reallocation were included in a feasibility study, three of which proceeded into design. Design or feasibility has not begun on the remaining 130 rooms proposed for reallocation. The project is not currently in a grant, and no grant funds have been disbursed.

Remaining Project Components The rooms to remain in the grant scope are the following 18 under-river tube pump rooms:

 Joralemon Tube Pump Rooms: PR 3190, PR 3191 – in construction; completion forecasted for April 2017  Cranberry Tube Pump Rooms: PR 2077, PR 2080– in construction; completion forecasted for March 2017  Clark Tube Pump Rooms: PR 3165, PR 3167, PR3168 – pending award; award forecasted for September 2016  Rutgers Tube Pump Rooms: PR 2116, PR 2119 – design completed; award will follow completion of the Canarsie Tube restoration  53 St Tube Pump Rooms: PR 2150, PR 2151, PR 2152 – design nearly complete

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 Steinway Tube: PR 3228, PR 3229 – design not yet begun  Harlem River Tubes: PR 3210, PR 3211, PR 3212, PR 3216 – design not yet begun To date, NYCT has expedited hardening of 12 of these pump rooms in order to take advantage of track access opportunities in under-river tubes that are undergoing Sandy-related repairs. Design of the remaining pump room upgrades in the vicinity of Steinway Tube and Harlem River Tubes is slated likely to begin in 2017. The project is not currently in a grant, and no grant funds have been disbursed.

In terms of NEPA compliance, FTA has issued preliminary Class II Categorical Exclusion (CE) findings for the pump rooms at Joralemon, Cranberry, and Clark Tubes pursuant to 23 C.F.R. Section 771.118 (c)(8) Rehabilitation of Facilities that occupy substantially the same geographic footprint. Final approval of a CE(c) at these locations, as well as the remaining 11 pump rooms, is expected at the time of grant execution for the ROW Equipment Hardening in Flood Prone Areas CR Project, which is anticipated by the end of calendar year 2016. Independent Utility of Remaining Project Components Due to the criticality of the under-river tubes and the compound benefits associated with ensuring that pumping facilities will remain operational during a storm event and thus protect the tubes themselves, the remaining 18 locations have been identified as the highest priority components of this project.

Given their discrete locations, the 18 under-river tube pump rooms remaining in the project scope have independent utility. The full scope proposed at these locations in the original application will continue to progress independent of the project components to be reallocated, and the application benefits intended at these locations will be achieved. Furthermore, as noted above, hardening the pumping system in the vulnerable under-river tubes will likely, in turn, protect other facilities along the ROW by keeping subway tunnels free of floodwaters downstream. CANDIDATE RECOVERY PROJECT FOR REALLOCATED RESILIENCY FUNDS

Based on current funding availability and estimated repair needs, reallocated CR funds are anticipated to be used towards the NYCT repair projects listed in the table below.

CR Funds to be Grant Recovery Project Location Reallocated to Number Project Rutgers Tube Rutgers Tube, between Kings and New York NY-44-X008 $14,332,570 Restoration Counties, NY Canarsie Tube Canarsie Tube, between Kings and New York NY-44-X012 $31,749,867 Restoration Counties, NY Total $46,080,500

Project Description The Rutgers Tube was inundated with 1.5 million gallons of saltwater during Superstorm Sandy. The repair project will repair/replace damaged track, pump rooms, a fan plant, a CBH, tunnel lighting, signals, communication and power cables, and will incorporate integrated resiliency measures to minimize and prevent damage from entry of water during future storms. The project was awarded $70 million for construction in NY-44-X008 and, since that time, the estimated cost of the project has increased due to a better understanding of project complexity following additional design. The project is

September 2016 | 7 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds Right-of-Way Equipment Hardening in Flood Prone Areas currently in design and award of the construction contract is anticipated following completion of the Canarsie Tunnel repairs due to track access constraints.

The Canarsie Tube was inundated with 7 million gallons of saltwater during Superstorm Sandy. The repair project will repair/replace damaged duct banks, track, CBHs, signals, communication and power cables, tunnel lighting, and pumps. Design has been completed and the construction contract is anticipated for award in the first quarter of 2017. The recovery project was awarded $244 million for construction in NY-44-X012 and, since that time, the estimated cost has increased due to a better understanding of project complexity following additional design, more exact project duration, and a more developed service plan and understanding of the engineering resources required during construction. Inclusion of Project in the Most Recent Validated Hurricane Sandy Damage Assessment Reallocated CR funds will be used towards priority NYCT repair needs validated as part of FTA’s damage assessment of MTA assets following Hurricane Sandy. Canarsie Tube and Rutgers Tube are discussed in Section 4.3.3 of FTA’s Superstorm Sandy Public Transit Project – Review of Cost Estimates (Draft Final Report, January 31, 2013, rev. 01, FTA). These assets were also included in the list of MTA’s updated repair and recovery needs submitted to the FTA in August 2015. Statement of Why Recovery Project is Priority over the Reallocated Resiliency Scope Full restoration of the NYCT system from Superstorm Sandy-related damages through completion of priority repair projects remains MTA’s priority over resiliency investments. Reallocating the funds to support completion of the Rutgers Tube and Canarsie Tube restoration projects will ensure full restoration of sections of the right-of-way that are critical to normal service delivery, which will benefit the more than 300,000 riders that depend on safe and reliable travel through the tubes daily.

In addition, the CR funding to be reallocated is tied to CR scope that is no longer required. As discussed previously, the flood protections at most of the 142 locations for which CR funding is proposed for reallocation would be redundant to protection already being provided through other ongoing initiatives. For the few locations that would not be protected via other means, the resiliency work requires significant and cost-prohibitive structural reinforcement or reconstruction beyond the scope proposed in the original CR application.

September 2016 | 8 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds Protection of Street Level Openings in Flood Prone Areas MTA NYCT PROTECTION OF STREET LEVEL OPENINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS (CR) OVERVIEW

The MTA is proposing to reallocate $106.4 million in federal CR grant funding from NYCT’s Protection of Street Level Openings in Flood Prone Areas CR Project to NYCT’s 207th Street Yard Signals Project and Yard Power and Cabling Restoration Projects. CANDIDATE COMPETITIVE RESILIENCY PROJECT FOR REALLOCATION

Project Name (Discretionary ID) MTA NYCT Protection of Street Level Openings in Flood Prone Areas (D2013-RESL-022) Location Street level openings located within the SLOSH Category 2 flood zone across New York County, Queens County, Kings County, and Bronx County, NY. Project Description This project will mitigate flooding of the NYC subway system via water infiltration at various street-level openings located within the SLOSH Category 2 flood zone, including street stairways, elevators, escalators, manholes, hatches, and ventilators. The original application estimated protection at approximately 4,400 street locations. Proposed methods of protection vary by location, but include tensioned fabric covers, deployable flood barriers, watertight doors, watertight hatch openings, manhole inserts, and mechanical vent closure devices.

The total project cost is $400.9 million which includes a federal CR award of $300.7 million matched by $100.2 million in MTA local funds. Project Component Proposed for Reallocation NYCT proposes to reallocate $106.4 million in surplus CR funding generated from the project as a result of fewer locations requiring flood protection treatments than estimated in the original CR application.

Given the limited timeframe to prepare applications, NYCT had to estimate the number of street level openings that would need to be sealed as part of this project. The initial methodology resulted in an estimate of approximately 4,400 locations. Since the time of the CR application, NYCT has completed field surveys and vulnerability assessments of all tunnel segments susceptible to flooding in a SLOSH Category 2 storm. The surveys have revealed that approximately 2,400 openings require mitigation via the Protection of Street Level Openings in Flood Prone Areas CR project. Note that this is due to the conservative methodology that was used to estimate the number of street vulnerabilities that would require mitigation, as well as the use of LPR funding to expedite protection of over 700 openings in the vicinity of vent plants that had been included in the Protection of Street Level Openings in Flood Prone Areas CR application. As such, NYCT proposes to reallocate the remaining funding available in this grant. The overall project budget is provided in the table below. The budget for the funds that are proposed for reallocation are highlighted in grey.

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Table 4 Protection of Street Level Openings in Flood Prone Areas Project Budget

CR application Federal Share Project Component Local match Budget (Award) Street Openings: 8 Stations $76,228,945 $57,171,709 $19,057,236 Street Openings: 7 Stations + 1 Fan Plant $68,218,857 $51,164,143 $17,054,714 Street Openings: 9 Stations + 1 Fan Plant $60,405,786 $45,304,339 $15,101,447 Additional MCDs / Miscellaneous $54,170,509 $40,627,882 $13,542,627 Reserve $141,895,903 $106,421,927 $35,473,976 Total $400,920,000 $300,690,000 $100,230,000 *Components shaded in grey are proposed for reallocation. Project Status NYCT has divided this project into four elements: three initial efforts based on geography plus one final project:

 Street Openings, 8 Stations in Manhattan: 3 contracts, all in construction; last contract is forecasted to complete in January 2020  Street Openings, 7 Stations in Manhattan, Queens & The Bronx: 1 contract pending advertisement; award is forecasted in November 2016  Street Openings, 9 Stations in Brooklyn & Queens: 1 contract pending advertisement; award is forecasted in November 2016  MCDs for Additional Vents: design has not started

Several of the vent bays in the three initial efforts were unable to accept a mechanical closure device (MCD), NYCT’s preferred method of mitigating street-level vents, and are now being protected through deployable vent covers. Following these three initial efforts, NYCT will work to resolve the engineering challenges posed by these locations so that additional MCDs can be installed, thereby maximizing the number of non-deployable mitigation solutions, which will greatly reduce the time require to secure the system in advance of a future storm surge event.

Design has been completed for all three initial efforts. In terms of NEPA compliance:

 Street Openings, 8 Stations in Manhattan: Preliminary CE(c) finding made by the FTA in February 20015  Street Openings, 7 Stations in Manhattan, Queens & The Bronx: CatEx worksheet in progress  Street Openings, 9 Stations in Brooklyn & Queens: CatEx worksheet submitted to FTA in April 2015  MCDs for Additional Vents: Review not yet begun The project is not currently in a grant, and no grant funds have been disbursed. Independent Utility of Remaining Project Components The requested reallocation is to shift funding from CR to priority repair needs. There are no changes proposed to the scope of work to be completed under the CR project and the project continues to have independent utility. All street openings within the SLOSH Category 2 flood zone will be mitigated and will meet or exceed FEMA 100-year + 2’ flood design standards as proposed in the original application.

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Based on current funding availability and estimated repair needs, reallocated CR funds are anticipated to be used towards the NYCT repair projects listed in the table below.

CR Funds to be Grant Recovery Project Location Reallocated to Number Project 207th St Yard Signals New York County, NY TBD $77,098,404 207th Street Yard – New York County, NY Yard Power and 148th Street Yard – New York County, NY NY-44-X012 $29,323,523 Cabling Coney Island Yard – Kings County, NY Total $106,421,927

Project Description The 207 St Yard Signals project will replace the signal system at 207th St Yard that was damaged during Superstorm Sandy. Work includes construction of a new relay room and replacement of signal field equipment. This project includes priority repair needs validated as part of FTA’s damage assessment of MTA assets following Hurricane Sandy. Design has begun with funding provided through NY-44-X007; construction has not been included in an executed grant and is planned to begin in 2017.

The Yard Power and Cabling project will replace power/communication cables at 207th St, 148th St, and Coney Island Yards that were damaged during Superstorm Sandy. This project includes priority repair needs validated as part of FTA’s damage assessment of MTA assets following Hurricane Sandy. Design has been completed and construction will be packaged with other repair and resiliency work planned for each rail yard beginning in fall 2016. The Yard Power and Cabling project was awarded $178.8 million for construction in Emergency Relief Funds under grant NY-44-X012 and, since that time, the estimated cost of the project has increased due to a better understanding of project complexity and support cost requirements following additional design. Inclusion of Project in the Most Recent Validated Hurricane Sandy Damage Assessment Reallocated CR funds will be used towards priority NYCT repair needs validated as part of FTA’s damage assessment of MTA assets following Hurricane Sandy. Section 4.3.9 of FTA’s Superstorm Sandy Public Transit Project – Review of Cost Estimates (Draft Final Report, January 31, 2013, rev. 01, FTA) presents a summary of damages to the rail yards addressed by the candidate repair projects including 207th Street Yard, 148th Street Yard, and Coney Island Yard. These assets were also included in the list of MTA’s updated repair and recovery needs submitted to the FTA in August 2015. Statement of Why Recovery Project is Priority over the Reallocated Resiliency Scope Full restoration of the NYCT system from Superstorm Sandy-related damages through completion of priority repair projects remains MTA’s priority over new resiliency investments. This reallocation request presents the opportunity to utilize surplus CR funding to close the funding gap for high priority NYCT repair projects. The request will support restoration of damaged signal systems, power cables, and/or communication cables at three critical rail yards in the NYCT subway system. Reallocating the funds to support completion of the 207th St Yard Signals project and the Yard Power and Cabling projects will ensure restoration of a critical support network for the repair, cleaning, maintenance, restoration, and storage of thousands of subway cars without sacrificing resiliency of NYCT’s right-of-way.

September 2016 | 11 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds Flood Mitigation in Yards MTA NYCT FLOOD MITIIGATION IN YARDS (CR) OVERVIEW

The MTA is proposing to reallocate $114.1 million in federal CR grant funding from NYCT’s Flood Mitigation in Yards CR Initiative to NYCT’s 207th Street Yard Signals Restoration Project. CANDIDATE COMPETITIVE RESILIENCY PROJECT FOR REALLOCATION

Project Name (Discretionary ID) MTA NYCT Flood Mitigation in Yards (D2013-RESL-017) Location  Coney Island Yard: Kings County, NY, near Stillwell Avenue Terminal  207 St Yard: New York County, NY, near 200 St Station, 8th Ave Line  148 St Yard: New York County, NY near 148 St Station, Broadway-7th Ave Line  Rockaway Park Yard: Queens County, NY near Beach 116th St Station, Rockaway Line

Project Description This project will protect four rail yards located within the SLOSH Category 1 flood zone to a minimum of 100-year + 2’ design flood elevation. The four rail yard awarded CR funding were Coney Island Yard, 207th Street Yard, 148th Street Yard, and Rockaway Park Yard. Critical assets located within some or all of the four yards that will be protected through this investment include maintenance and overhaul shops, shop equipment, signal towers and relay rooms, tracks, switches, and car wash facilities. Flood mitigation at these yards involves a combination of perimeter protection, drainage, and pumping.

The total project cost is $822.9 million which includes a federal CR award of $617.2 million matched by $205.7 million in MTA local funds. Project Component Proposed for Reallocation NYCT proposes to reallocate the $114 million in CR grant funding awarded for Rockaway Park Yard (including Beach 116th Street Station). The results of the initial feasibility study revealed conditions at the yard that may make the construction of perimeter protection challenging, including soil conditions that would require considerably deep piles for a wall foundation. While the yard itself will remain vulnerable to surge conditions, critical assets within the yard will still be protected through other CR initiatives as follows:

 Protection of the Rockaway Park Yard substation through the “Hardening of Substations in Flood Prone Areas and Purchase of Mobile Substations” initiative;  Protection of the communication and signal rooms at Beach 116 St Station through the “Internal Station Hardening” initiative;  Protection of Police District Office 23 (located within Beach 116 St Station) through the “Rockaway Line Protection” initiative; and  New crossover near Beach 105 St Station that will be installed through the “Rockaway Line Protection” initiative will enable NYCT to run passenger service to all but Beach 116 St Station if operations at the yard are temporarily suspended, preserving service to nearly the entire Rockaway Line.

September 2016 | 12 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds Flood Mitigation in Yards

The overall project budget is provided in the table below. The budgets for the project components proposed for reallocation are highlighted in grey.

Table 5 Flood Mitigation in Yards Project Budget

CR application Federal Share Project Component Local match Budget (Award) Coney Island Yard $368,128,110 $276,096,082 $92,032,028 207 St Yard $138,949,760 $104,212,320 $34,737,440 148 St Yard $163,685,460 $122,764,095 $40,921,365 Rockaway Park Yard $152,170,003 $114,127,503 $38,042,501 Total $822,933,333 $617,200,000 $205,733,334 *Components shaded in grey are proposed for reallocation. Project Status Project Components Proposed for Reallocation The initial feasibility study for Rockaway Park Yard is complete. Design has not begun. The project is not currently in a grant and, therefore, no grant funds have been disbursed.

Remaining Project Components The design of the remaining three yards has progressed in parallel and each has a different status:

 Coney Island: Final design is almost complete. Award is forecasted for November 2016.  207 St Yard: Final design are almost complete. Award is forecasted for April 2017.  148 St Yard: Final design is complete. Award is forecasted for November 2016.

In terms of NEPA compliance:

 Coney Island Yard: CE(c) under review  207 St Yard: Preliminary CE(c) finding obtained in December 2015  148 St Yard: CE(d) finding made by FTA Independent Utility of Remaining Project Components The CR project at the remaining three yards has independent utility. Flood mitigation at Coney Island Yard, 207th Street Yard, and 148th Street Yard will continue independent of Rockaway Park Yard, and resiliency benefits at these locations will still be achieved as originally proposed in the CR application. CANDIDATE RECOVERY PROJECT FOR REALLOCATED RESILIENCY FUNDS

Based on current funding availability and estimated repair needs, reallocated CR funds are anticipated to be used towards the NYCT repair project listed in the table below.

CR Funds to be Grant Recovery Project Location Reallocated to Number Project 207th Street Yard New York County, NY TBD $114,127,503 Signals Total $114,127,503

September 2016 | 13 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds Flood Mitigation in Yards Project Description The 207 St Yard Signals project will replace the signal system at 207th St Yard that was damaged during Superstorm Sandy. The 207th Street Yard is a rail yard in upper Manhattan serving the A and C subway lines. Work includes construction of a new relay room and replacement of signal field equipment. Design has begun with funding provided through NY-44-X007; construction has not been included in an executed grant and is planned to begin in 2017. Inclusion of Project in the Most Recent Validated Hurricane Sandy Damage Assessment Reallocated CR funds will be used towards priority NYCT repair needs validated as part of FTA’s damage assessment of MTA assets following Hurricane Sandy. Section 4.3.9.1 of FTA’s Superstorm Sandy Public Transit Project – Review of Cost Estimates (Draft Final Report, January 31, 2013, rev. 01, FTA) presents a summary of damages to the 207th Street Yard. Assets in this yard were also included in the list of MTA’s updated repair and recovery needs submitted to the FTA in August 2015. Statement of Why Recovery Project is Priority over the Reallocated Resiliency Scope Full restoration of the NYCT system from Superstorm Sandy-related damages through completion of priority repair projects remains MTA’s priority over resiliency investments. 207th St Yard contains over 60 tracks and houses both an overhaul shop and maintenance shop, whereas Rockaway Park Yard contains only 7 tracks and does not house any shop facilities. Accordingly, 207th St is more essential to NYCT operations compared to Rockaway Park Yard, both in terms of passenger service delivery and maintenance of the fleet. Ensuring the signals at this yard are repaired and brought to a State of Good Repair is essential for 207 St Yard to continue to function reliably into the future. Funding for Rockaway Park Yard is no longer needed since the critical assets within the yard will be protected through other investments.

September 2016 | 14 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds NYCT Pumping Capacity Improvements MTA NYCT PUMPING CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS (CR) OVERVIEW

The MTA is proposing to reallocate $13.8 million in federal CR grant funding from NYCT’s Pumping Capacity Improvements CR Project to NYCT’s Yard Power and Cabling and Rutgers Tube Restoration Projects. CANDIDATE COMPETITIVE RESILIENCY PROJECT FOR REALLOCATION

Project Name (Discretionary ID) MTA NYCT Pumping Capacity Improvements (D2013-RESL-025) Location 11 Annex Pumping locations, in the vicinity of:

 In New York County: o Chambers St (8AV Line) o West 4th St (8AV Line) o N/O 135 St (LNX Line) o N/O 14 St (BW7 Line) o Chambers St (BW7 Line) o 125 St (LEX Line) o Wall St/Bowling Green (LEX Line) o South Ferry/Bowling Green (BW7 Line)  In Queens County: o Queens Plaza (QBL Line)  In Kings County: o Bedford Ave (CNR Line)  In Bronx County: o 149 St-Grand Concourse (WPR Line) Mobile pump equipment and pump trains for system-wide use, including New York County, Queens County, Kings County, and Bronx County. Project Description This project was proposed to provide additional pumping capacity to be utilized during a storm event to remove water from subway tunnels and under-river tubes as quickly as possible. Implementation includes three components:

 Augment/expand overall pumping capacity at 11 critical locations. These annex pumping stations will consist of duplex, heavy-duty dewatering pumps located directly on the tunnel floor. The annex pumps will not require excavation for a sump. Instead, the pumps will connect to permanently installed discharge pipe via a quick disconnecting coupling, routed to street level and will terminate with hose connections. Hoses will be connected at street level and routed to a safe discharge location.  Purchase mobile pump equipment and generators for the Department of Subways and the Department of Buses to be rapidly deployed following a storm event.

September 2016 | 15 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds NYCT Pumping Capacity Improvements

 Convert four existing passenger railcars into two pump cars and two generator cars, increasing the number of available pump cars that can be used in emergencies. The total project cost is $32.2 million which includes a federal CR award of $24.1 million matched by $8.0 million in MTA local funds. Project Component Proposed for Reallocation NYCT proposes to reallocate $13.8 million in CR funding for all 11 annex pumping locations. All of these locations will not be vulnerable to flooding and not require protection for various reasons, including:

 NYCT’s Protection of Street Level Openings in Flood Prone Areas CR Initiative and the hardening of fan plants LPR initiatives are providing primary flood protection for all assets located in underground tunnels that would otherwise be flooded during a SLOSH category 2 storm event. NYCT has initial results from an ongoing hydrological study that considers the presence of street level ingress protection on the vulnerability of underground assets.  NYCT’s Protection of Tunnel Portals and Internal Tunnel Sealing CR initiative includes the protection of portals at 148 St and 207 St Yards along with Hunters Point in Long Island City, which will prevent water from entering the underground tunnels.

Further, the results of the hydrological study and initial 30% design at the Chambers St location have indicated that the proposed concept is significantly more complicated and costly to execute than initially understood. Constructability has been determined to be a major challenge due to lack of space along the right-of-way and conflict with existing equipment.

In addition, the tunnel flooding modeling conducted by the design consultants during the feasibility stage of the project revealed that the 11 locations do not necessarily represent the optimal opportunities for increasing pumping capacity, and in fact some of them may be less vulnerable under baseline flooding assumptions than previously realized.

The overall project budget is provided in the table below. The budgets for the project components proposed for reallocation are highlighted in grey.

Table 6 Pumping Capacity Improvements Project Budget

CR application Federal Share Project Component Local match Budget (Award) 11 Annex Pumping locations $18,432,247 $13,824,185 $4,608,062 Mobile pump equipment (Subways) $192,000 $144,000 $48,000 Mobile pump equipment (Buses) $1,992,000 $1,494,000 $498,000 Pump trains $11,570,420 $8,677,815 $2,892,605 Total $32,186,667 $24,140,000 $8,046,667 *Components shaded in grey are proposed for reallocation. Project Status Project Components Proposed for Reallocation Feasibility study has been completed for all 11 annex pumping locations and 30% design for 1 location. Chambers St (8AV Line) was chosen as a location for proof-of-concept and has been advanced to 30% design. The project is not currently in a grant and, therefore, no grant funds have been disbursed.

September 2016 | 16 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds NYCT Pumping Capacity Improvements

Remaining Project Components The remaining components are progressing in parallel and each has a different status:

 The mobile pump equipment for the Department of Buses is in procurement; award is forecasted for October 2016.  The mobile pump equipment for the Department of Subways is in scoping phase; award is forecasted for December 2016.  The pump cars are in design; design completion is forecasted for September 2017.

In terms of NEPA compliance:

 Mobile pump equipment for Department of Buses: POP form was submitted 12/2015; no CatEx form was requested.  Mobile pump equipment for Department of Subways: POP forms to be submitted; no CatEx documentation required.  Pump cars: POP forms to be submitted; no CatEx documentation required. Independent Utility of Remaining Project Components The CR projects for mobile pump equipment and pump cars have independent utility, and represent separate initiatives to improve system pumping that do not depend on annex pumping installation. Resiliency benefits will be achieved without installation of annex pumping stations. CANDIDATE RECOVERY PROJECT FOR REALLOCATED RESILIENCY FUNDS

Based on current funding availability and estimated repair needs, reallocated CR funds is anticipated to be used towards the NYCT repair projects listed in the table below.

CR Funds to be Grant Recovery Project Location Reallocated to Number Project 207th Street Yard – New York County, NY Yard Power and 148th Street Yard – New York County, NY NY-44-X012 $8,625,929 Cabling Coney Island Yard – Kings County, NY Rutgers Tube Rutgers Tube, between Kings and New York NY-44-X008 $5,198,256 Restoration Counties, NY Total $13,824,185

Project Description The Yard Power and Cabling project will replace power/communication cables at 207th St, 148th St, and Coney Island Yards that were damaged during Superstorm Sandy. This project includes priority repair needs validated as part of FTA’s damage assessment of MTA assets following Hurricane Sandy. Design has been completed and construction will be packaged with other repair and resiliency work planned for each rail yard beginning in fall 2016. The Yard Power and Cabling project was awarded $178.8 million for construction in Emergency Relief Funds under grant NY-44-X012 and, since that time, the estimated cost of the project has increased due to a better understanding of project complexity and support cost requirements following additional design.

September 2016 | 17 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds NYCT Pumping Capacity Improvements

The Rutgers Tube was inundated with 1.5 million gallons of saltwater during Superstorm Sandy. The repair project will repair/replace damaged track, pump rooms, a fan plant, a CBH, tunnel lighting, signals, communication and power cables, and will incorporate integrated resiliency measures to minimize and prevent damage from entry of water during future storms. The project was awarded $70 million for construction in NY-44-X008 and, since that time, the estimated cost of the project has increased due to a better understanding of project complexity following additional design. The project is currently in design and award of the construction contract is anticipated following completion of the Canarsie Tunnel repairs due to track access constraints. Inclusion of Project in the Most Recent Validated Hurricane Sandy Damage Assessment Reallocated CR funds will be used towards priority NYCT repair needs validated as part of FTA’s damage assessment of MTA assets following Hurricane Sandy. Rutgers Tube is discussed in Section 4.3.3 of FTA’s Superstorm Sandy Public Transit Project – Review of Cost Estimates (Draft Final Report, January 31, 2013, rev. 01, FTA). Section 4.3.9 of this report presents a summary of damages to the rail yards included in the Yard Power and Cabling Project, including 207th Street Yard, 148th Street Yard, and Coney Island Yard. These assets were also included in the list of MTA’s updated repair and recovery needs submitted to the FTA in August 2015. Statement of Why Recovery Project is Priority over the Reallocated Resiliency Scope Full restoration of the NYCT system from Superstorm Sandy-related damages through completion of priority repair projects remains MTA’s priority over resiliency investments. Reallocating the funds to support completion of the Rutgers Tube restoration projects will ensure full restoration of sections of the right-of-way that are critical to normal service delivery. The reallocation request will also support restoration of damaged power/communication cables at three critical rail yards in the NYCT subway system. Reallocating the funds to support completion of the Yard Power and Cabling project will ensure restoration of a critical support network for the repair, cleaning, maintenance, restoration, and storage of thousands of subway cars without sacrificing resiliency of NYCT’s right-of-way

In addition, the scope tied to the funding to be reallocated no longer needed due to other resiliency improvements being made, primarily ingress protection at street level and tunnel portals. Additionally, the mobile pump equipment and pump trains provide NYCT flexibility in supplementing existing pumping capacity wherever it is needed systemwide.

September 2016 | 18 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds Protection of Tunnel Portals and Internal Tunnel Sealing MTA NYCT PROTECTION OF TUNNEL PORTALS AND INTERNAL TUNNEL SEALING (CR) OVERVIEW

The MTA is proposing to reallocate $23.8 million in federal CR grant funding from NYCT’s Protection of Tunnel Portals and Internal Tunnel Sealing CR Project to NYCT’s Yard Power and Cabling Restoration Project. CANDIDATE COMPETITIVE RESILIENCY PROJECT FOR REALLOCATION

Project Name (Discretionary ID) MTA NYCT Protection of Tunnel Portals and Internal Tunnel Sealing (D2013-RESL-019) Location Three (3) tunnel portals:  148th Street Yard Tunnel Portal, New York County  207th Street Yard Tunnel Portal, New York County  Hunters Point Portal, Queens County Nine (9) Internal Tunnel Sealing locations:  In New York County: o 8 Avenue Line north of Spring St Station to prevent cross-flooding at West 4th St Station o 8 Avenue Line north of Inwood 207 St Station to prevent flooding of 207th St Terminal o Nassau Loop north of Fulton St Station to prevent flooding of Chambers St and Centre S. loop o Broadway Line at City Hall Station to prevent flooding of Canal St Station and lower tracks o Chrystie St Cut north of Essex St Station to prevent flooding of Essex Street Station and the Jamaica Ave Line  In Kings County: o Broadway Line at Court St Station to prevent flooding of 4th Ave and Brighton lines o Fulton Line at Jay St-MetroTech Station to prevent flooding of the Culver and Crosstown lines  In Queens County: o Broadway Line at Queens Plaza Station to prevent flooding of the 60th St Tube  In Bronx County: o Jerome Line north of 138 St-Grand Concourse to prevent flooding into the Lexington Ave Line One (1) Internal Station Stairway:  59th St Station, Lexington Avenue Line, New York County Project Description This project will provide flood protection of three subway portals and secondary flood protection at 10 internal subway locations (nine along the right-of-way and one internal station transfer stairway).

Portals represent some of the largest potential avenues of water ingress into the subway by volume. The mitigation scope proposed in the CR application consists of flood logs at 148 St Yard Portal, portal gates at 207 St Yard Portal, and an extension of the retaining wall at Hunters Point Portal, as well as associated

September 2016 | 19 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds Protection of Tunnel Portals and Internal Tunnel Sealing track work plus pumping and drainage improvements. These solutions would protect against water incursion into the subway system to a minimum 100-year + 2’ design flood elevation.

In addition, the CR application calls for the construction of deployable internal tunnel barriers to mitigate tunnel cross-flooding at nine internal subway locations and one internal station stairway. Proposed protection measures include deployable flood logs, watertight doors, and/or aluminum flood panels, with associated pumping and drainage improvements.

The total project cost is $57.5 million which includes a federal CR award of $43.1 million matched by $14.4 million in MTA local funds. Project Component Proposed for Reallocation NYCT proposes to reallocate $23 million in CR funding for eight of nine internal tunnel sealing locations, as well as the one internal station stairway sealing location.

NYCT is currently developing a flood model which considers the presence of street level ingress protection and existing tunnel pumping capacity. Although this flood modeling is still ongoing, it is anticipated based on initial results that many of the locations proposed for reallocation are unlikely to experience substantial flooding barring a significant and unanticipated failure of our primary means of protecting underground tunnels being constructed through various initiatives:

 NYCT’s Protection of Street Level Openings in Flood Prone Areas CR Initiative and the hardening of fan plants LPR initiatives. These initiatives are providing primary flood protection at the street level for all assets located in underground tunnels that would otherwise be flooded during a SLOSH category 2 storm event.  The three tunnel portals – 148th St, 207th St, and Hunters Point – included in this initiative (NYCT’s Protection of Tunnel Portals and Internal Tunnel Sealing CR initiative).

Furthermore, analysis of design alternatives and construction feasibility has revealed significant operational challenges to deployment of internal tunnel barriers in advance of a storm. Disrupting or suspending service to erect these internal barriers would likely conflict with safely moving citizens and employees away from vulnerable flood zones.

Funding for protection of three portals will be maintained, as well as funding for the West 4th St tunnel sealing location. The West 4th St location has been deemed the most critical for operational reasons since several subway tunnels converge at this critical location. Initial results from the feasibility study indicates a tunnel barrier solution in the vicinity is feasible.

The overall project budget is provided in the table below. The budgets for the project components proposed for reallocation are highlighted in grey.

September 2016 | 20 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds Protection of Tunnel Portals and Internal Tunnel Sealing

Table 7 Protection of Tunnel Portals and Internal Tunnel Sealing Project Budget

CR application Federal Share Project Component Local match Budget (Award) 148th Street Yard Tunnel Portal $13,560,057 $10,170,043 $3,390,014 207th Street Yard Tunnel Portal $4,632,013 $3,474,010 $1,158,003 Hunters Point Portal $4,632,013 $3,474,009 $1,158,003 1 Internal Tunnel Sealing locations $2,952,983 $2,214,737 $738,246 8 Internal Tunnel Sealing locations $23,598,485 $17,698,864 $5,899,621 1 Stairway Sealing location $8,077,782 $6,058,337 $2,019,446 Total $57,453,333 $43,090,000 $14,363,333 *Components shaded in grey are proposed for reallocation. Project Status Project Components Proposed for Reallocation Design and NEPA on the eight tunnel sealing locations and one internal stairway sealing location has not yet begun. The project is not currently in a grant and, therefore, no grant funds have been disbursed.

Remaining Project Components The design of each component has progressed in parallel and each has a different status:

 148th Street Portal: Design is complete and project is ready for advertisement. Award is forecasted for November 2016.  207th Street Portal: Design is complete. Award is forecasted for April 2017.  Hunters Point Portal: Feasibility study underway. Award is forecasted for July 2017.  West 4th St Tunnel Seal: Feasibility study underway.

In terms of NEPA compliance:  148th Street Portal: CE(d) finding made by FTA  207th Street Portal: Preliminary CE(c) finding made by FTA in December 2015  Hunters Point Portal: Review not yet begun  West 4th St Tunnel Seal: Review not yet begun

Independent Utility of Remaining Project Components The remaining project components, including flood protection at the three tunnel portals and one internal tunnel seal, have independent utility. The full scope proposed at these locations in the original application will continue to progress independent of the project components to be reallocated and the application benefits intended at these locations will be achieved.

Portal sealing mitigates major vulnerabilities to the NYCT right-of-way, will be a fundamental component of keeping storm surge out of the NYCT tunnels, and will greatly reduce investments to reduce vulnerable assets.

As noted above, the internal tunnel sealing location at West 4th St is of high importance to protect a service-critical interlocking that warrants multiple layers of protection. The tunnel sealing at that location will provide protection independently of other tunnel sealing projects.

September 2016 | 21 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds Protection of Tunnel Portals and Internal Tunnel Sealing CANDIDATE RECOVERY PROJECT FOR REALLOCATED RESILIENCY FUNDS

Based on current funding availability and estimated repair needs, reallocated CR funds are anticipated to be used towards the NYCT repair project listed in the table below.

CR Funds to be Grant Recovery Project Location Reallocated to Number Project Yard Power and Kings County and New York County, NY NY-44-X012 $23,757,201 Cabling Total $23,757,201

Project Description The Yard Power and Cabling Project will replace power/communication cables at 207th St, 148th St, and Coney Island Yards that were damaged during Superstorm Sandy. Design has been completed and construction will be packaged with other repair and resiliency work planned for each rail yard beginning in fall 2016. The Yard Power and Cabling project was awarded $178.8 million for construction in Emergency Relief Funds under grant NY-44-X012 and, since that time, the estimated cost of the project has increased due to a better understanding of project complexity and support cost requirements following additional design. Inclusion of Project in the Most Recent Validated Hurricane Sandy Damage Assessment Reallocated CR funds will be used towards priority NYCT repair needs validated as part of FTA’s damage assessment of MTA assets following Hurricane Sandy. Section 4.3.9 of FTA’s Superstorm Sandy Public Transit Project – Review of Cost Estimates (Draft Final Report, January 31, 2013, rev. 01, FTA) presents a summary of damages to the rail yards included in the Yard Power and Cabling Project, including 207th Street Yard, 148th Street Yard, and Coney Island Yard. These assets also were included in the list of MTA’s updated repair and recovery needs submitted to the FTA in August 2015. Statement of Why Recovery Project is Priority over the Reallocated Resiliency Scope Full restoration of the NYCT system from Superstorm Sandy-related damages through completion of priority repair projects remains MTA’s priority over resiliency investments. The reallocation request will support restoration of damaged power/communication cables at three critical rail yards in the NYCT subway system. Reallocating the funds to support completion of the Yard Power and Cabling project will ensure restoration of a critical support network for the repair, cleaning, maintenance, restoration, and storage of thousands of subway cars without sacrificing resiliency of NYCT’s right-of-way.

In addition, because many of the locations for which the CR funding is proposed for reallocation are unlikely to experience substantial flooding. Furthermore, there would likely be significant operational challenges to deployment of internal tunnel barriers in advance of a storm. Disrupting or suspending service to erect these internal barriers would likely conflict with safely moving citizens and employees away from vulnerable flood zones.

September 2016 | 22 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds Emergency Communication Enhancements MTA NYCT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION ENHANCEMENTS (CR) OVERVIEW

The MTA is proposing to reallocate $15 million in federal CR grant funding from NYCT’s Emergency Communication Enhancements Competitive Resiliency Project to NYCT’s 207th Street Yard Signals Restoration Project. CANDIDATE COMPETITIVE RESILIENCY PROJECT FOR REALLOCATION

Project Name (Discretionary ID) MTA NYCT Emergency Communication Enhancements (D2013-RESL-016) Location  Emergency Booth Communication System: station agent booths in all passenger stations throughout the NYC subway system (New York County, Kings County, Queens County, Bronx County)  Backup Command Center: 130 Livingston St, Brooklyn NY (Kings County)  Backup Power Control Center: to be determined; currently planned for Jay St Substation, Brooklyn NY (Kings County)

Project Description This initiative will allow NYCT to better inform customers of service changes, update personnel on changing field conditions, and dispatch personnel and equipment to respond to severe weather events. The existing Emergency Booth Communication System will be replaced to make it more efficient, resilient, and reliable, enabling instant two-way communication between station agents in all subway stations and the Rail Control Center. Additional functionality will be added to the Backup Command Center that will allow it to operate more effectively as a backup to the main Rail Control Center, including upgrades to the facility so that it can serve as a second location to safely and efficiently control all service on the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and L lines as well as installing Help Point terminals that will provide redundancy of a critical means of customer communications during an emergency. Lastly, a new Backup Power Control Center will be constructed, providing a second location that can monitor and control power supply to NYCT’s right-of-way.

The total project cost is $99.9 million which includes a federal Competitive Resiliency (CR) grant award of $74.9 million matched by $25.0 million in MTA local funds. Project Component Proposed for Reallocation NYCT proposes to reallocate funding for the Backup Power Control Center. When the Emergency Communication Enhancements Competitive Resiliency application was submitted, NYCT was intending to fully upgrade the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system that is used on the power network across its three subway service divisions (BMT, IRT, and IND) in the 2015-19 core capital program. The upgrade of the power SCADA system is a necessary precursor for control of the power network at a backup location. As scoping began for the SCADA project, it became clear that the funding allocated to the project in the 2015-19 capital program required the use of a phased approach, with an upgrade to the SCADA system on the BMT division occurring first in the current capital program, and upgrades to SCADA on the IRT and IND divisions occurring in a future capital program. While

September 2016 | 23 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds Emergency Communication Enhancements

Competitive Resiliency funds will no longer be used to construct the Backup Power Control Center, NYCT remains committed to developing that facility in order to obtain its clear resiliency benefits.

The overall project budget is provided in the table below. The budgets for the project components proposed for reallocation are highlighted in grey.

Table 8 Emergency Communication Enhancements Project Budget

CR application Federal Share Project Component Local match Budget (Award) Emergency Booth Communication System $69,933,333 $52,450,000 $17,483,333 Backup Command Center $10,000,000 $7,500,000 $2,500,000 Backup Power Control Center $20,000,000 $15,000,000 $5,000,000 Total $99,933,333 $74,950,000 $24,983,333 *Components shaded in grey are proposed for reallocation. Project Status Project Components Proposed for Reallocation The Backup Power Control Center Project is in scope development. The project is not currently in a grant, and no grant funds have been disbursed. Remaining Project Components The design of the remaining project components has progressed in parallel and each has a different status:

 Emergency Booth Communication System: pending advertisement; award is forecasted for October 2017  Backup Command Center: project is in scope development; award is forecasted for June 2018 In terms of NEPA compliance:

 Emergency Booth Communication System: CE(c)(5) issued under Grant NY-44-X016.  Backup Command Center: Review not yet begun. Independent Utility of Remaining Project Components The CR projects for Emergency Booth Communication System and the Backup Command Center have independent utility. The proposed benefits of the EBCS system and the functionality improvements at the Backup Command Center will continue independent of the Backup Power Control Center, and resiliency benefits at these locations will still be achieved as originally proposed in the Competitive Resiliency CR application. CANDIDATE RECOVERY PROJECT FOR REALLOCATED RESILIENCY FUNDS

Based on current funding availability and estimated repair needs, reallocated CR funds is anticipated to be used towards the NYCT repair projects listed in the following table.

September 2016 | 24 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds Emergency Communication Enhancements

CR Funds to be Grant Recovery Project Location Reallocated to Number Project 207th Street Yard New York County, NY TBD $15,000,000 Signals Total $15,000,000

Project Description The 207 St Yard Signals project will replace the signal system at 207th St Yard that was damaged during Superstorm Sandy. Work includes construction of a new relay room and replacement of signal field equipment. Design has begun with funding provided through NY-44-X007; construction has not been included in an executed grant and is planned to begin in 2017. Inclusion of Project in the Most Recent Validated Hurricane Sandy Damage Assessment Reallocated CR funds will be used towards priority NYCT repair needs validated as part of FTA’s damage assessment of MTA assets following Hurricane Sandy. Section 4.3.9 of FTA’s Superstorm Sandy Public Transit Project – Review of Cost Estimates (Draft Final Report, January 31, 2013, rev. 01, FTA) presents a summary of damages to the rail yards included in the Yard Power and Cabling Project, including 207th Street Yard, 148th Street Yard, and Coney Island Yard. These assets also were included in the list of MTA’s updated repair and recovery needs submitted to the FTA in August 2015. Statement of Why Recovery Project is Priority over the Reallocated Resiliency Scope NYCT remains committed to developing a Backup Power Control Center, but unfortunately the project will take longer than originally anticipated to generate the full benefits as outlined in the CR application. While NYCT pursues other avenues for developing the facility, NYCT will focus on 207 St Yard signal repairs. 207th St Yard contains over 60 tracks and houses both an overhaul shop and maintenance shop, making it essential to NYCT operations, both in terms of passenger service delivery and maintenance of the fleet. Ensuring the signals at this yard are repaired and brought to a State of Good Repair is essential for 207 St Yard to continue to function reliably into the future.

September 2016 | 25 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds Flood Resiliency for Long Island City Yard MTA LIRR FLOOD RESILIENCY FOR LONG ISLAND CITY YARD (CR) OVERVIEW

The MTA is proposing to reallocate the $5.7 million in federal CR grant funding and scope from LIRR’s Flood Resiliency for Long Island City Yard CR Project to LIRR’s Long Island City Yard Restoration Project. CANDIDATE COMPETITIVE RESILIENCY PROJECT FOR REALLOCATION

Project Name (Discretionary ID) MTA LIRR Flood Resiliency for Long Island City Yard (D2013-RESL-020) Location Long Island City (Queens County), NY (west of Hunterspoint Avenue LIRR Station). Project Description The LIRR Long Island City (LIC) storage yard is located in western Queens, just east of the East River, north of the Newtown Creek and southwest of the Queens Midtown Tunnel eastbound exit plaza. LIC Yard consists of 13 tracks (Tracks 0- 12) running east/west for storage, service, and staging passenger trains. The northern portion of the yard (Tracks 0- 8), serving the diesel powered trains, was upgraded in 2009. The southern portion of the yard (Tracks 9- 12), a low point of the yard, services LIRR electric Multiple Unit train equipment. Supporting the train maintenance operations within the Yard, there is an inspection pit, diesel fuel storage facility, and passenger platforms. The yard serves a critical role by providing a location to store LIRR train equipment mid-day, as well as undertake inspections, repairs, maintenance and cleaning for the LIRR Fleet.

The Flood Resiliency at Long Island City Yard CR Initiative is implementing a multi-pronged approach to mitigating flooding due to storm surges and heavy rain events. The components of the CR project are:

 Perimeter Protection  Flap Valves and Chambers  Storm Drainage Modification with Increased Detention  Strategically Placed Sump Pits and Pumps  Elevation and Reconstruction of Tracks 9-12

The total project cost at the time of award was $25.5 million which includes a federal CR award of $19.2 million matched by $6.4 million in MTA local funds. Project Component Proposed for Reallocation LIRR proposes to reallocate the scope and corresponding $5.9 million in CR funding for the elevation and reconstruction of tracks 9-12 to the Long Island City Yard Restoration Project. The Restoration Project includes replacement of assets damaged during Superstorm Sandy as well as the electrification of tracks 7-8 required for staging of subsequent LIC Yard restoration and resiliency work.

The reconstruction and elevation of Tracks 9-12 was originally intended to proceed solely as part of the LIC Yard Restoration Project. Tracks 9-12 sit at the lowest point in the Yard and were significantly damaged during Superstorm Sandy. As a result, LIRR needs to remove and replace the track level infrastructure in this portion of the yard. As this work takes place, the LIRR will be rebuilding this

September 2016 | 26 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds Flood Resiliency for Long Island City Yard portion of the yard to its modern track standards, which involves raising the height of the tracks and connecting this portion of the yard with drainage systems installed prior to Superstorm Sandy. More specifically, the planned improvements include re-grading of the tracks to increase the top of rail elevations by between one and three feet and extension of the drainage systems constructed as part of improvements to the North and Central sections of the Yard under previous projects. The repair and integrated resiliency work at Tracks 9-12 was included in the scope of the Long Island City Yard Restoration Project and funded under two FTA Section 5324 grants. FTA also issued a NEPA finding for this work with execution of the Section 5324 grants.

Due to funding considerations, the full restoration scope for Tracks 9-12 was added to the Flood Resiliency for Long Island City Yard CR Project. Notably, the CR scope for Tracks 9-12, including the storm drainage modifications, has not been changed from the scope of the work in the restoration grant.

Since CR award, the LIRR has developed an integrated phasing plan for the Long Island City Yard Restoration Project and the Flood Resiliency for Long Island City Yard Project based on operating constraints and the development statuses of the various components. The LIRR plans to deliver the project using the following phasing plan:

 Phase 1 - Package A - Energization of Tracks 7 & 8 (Third Rail and Fuel Safety Interlock System);  Phase 2 - Package B - Track Removal, Soil Remediation and Infrastructure Restoration of Tracks 9 – 12. (Please note that LIRR will be using local funds to undertake environmental remediation of petroleum contaminated soil at Tracks 9 -12; this was a pre-Superstorm Sandy condition which will be addressed as part of the overall yard construction staging.)  Phase 3 - Package C - Flood Wall Construction

This phasing approach would allow the LIRR to progress the construction contractor procurement for Tracks 9-12 and commence construction in the third quarter 2017, while the property acquisition process and final design of the flood wall associated with remaining work in the CR scope is completed. This is a logical sequence, as the return of Tracks 9 & 10 before the summer of 2018 under Package B will address the future operating constraints of the yard when constructing the flood wall; as well as eliminate one year of added construction time, and associated escalation costs. The return of two tracks under Package B are needed by operations for diesel train storage capacity during high volume summer service to eastern Long Island. This yard performs a crucial role in supporting increased summer service along the LIRR’s Montauk Branch, providing train service which is key to the recreation / leisure sector of Long Island’s economy while supporting regional mobility for recreational trips.

If the LIRR is not permitted to begin the procurement process for Package B in 2016, construction must be deferred another year with start after September 2018.

Currently, advancing Tracks 9-12 is tied to completion of design and environmental review related primarily to perimeter protection under the CR scope. In addition, as the design of the flood wall was progressed, a need was identified to acquire slivers of property in selected areas immediately adjacent to the yard’s property lines (this is discussed in further detail below, under Project Status).

To eliminate potential delays in advancing Package B as a result of this linkage, the LIRR is proposing to reallocate Tracks 9-12 to return the full scope of the work associated Tracks 9-12, including restoration

September 2016 | 27 NY MTA Request for Reallocation of Resiliency Funds Flood Resiliency for Long Island City Yard of damaged track-level components and reconstruction of the tracks at a higher elevation, to the Long Island City Yard Restoration project. This would allow Package B to progress according to schedule, with the expectation of awarding a third party construction contract in March-April 2017.

The reallocation will also allow the LIRR to provide additional repair funds, as needed, for completion of the reconstruction of Tracks 9-12 as part of the LIC Yard Restoration Project.

The overall project budget is provided in the table below. The budgets for the project components proposed for reallocation are highlighted in grey.

Table 9 Flood Resiliency for Long Island City Yard Project Budget

CR application Federal Share Project Component Local match Budget (Award) Perimeter Protection $3,494,682 $2,621,012 $873,671 Flap Valves and Chambers / Sump pits and pumps $10,538,017 $7,903,513 $2,634,504 Storm Drainage Modifications $215,216 $161,412 $53,804 Elevation and Reconstruction of Tracks 9-12 $7,379,145 $5,534,359 $1,844,786 Design/Support Costs for CR grant tasks $3,906,273 $2,929,705 $976,568 Total $25,533,333 $19,150,000 $6,383,333 *Components shaded in grey are proposed for reallocation. Project Status Project Components Proposed for Reallocation Tracks 9-12 and the associated storm drainage modifications are currently approaching 100% design. The project component received a CE(c)(8) environmental finding as part of the Long Island City Yard Restoration Project under NY-44-X007. The Flood Resiliency at Long Island City Yard CR project is not currently in a grant, and no CR funds have been disbursed for this work.

Remaining Project Components Design of the flap valves and chambers and sump pits and pumps is nearing 100%. The design of the flood wall is approximately 90% complete.

For the Long Island City Yard Resiliency Project, the LIRR submitted CE(c) environmental worksheet in June 2015, along with supplemental materials including a Noise and Vibration Study Report, a Hydraulic Impact Study Report, and a Floodplain Management analysis. In order to address public outreach requirements, LIRR made a presentation to the Transportation Committee of Queens Community Board Number 2 on September 6, 2016. To date, the Resiliency Project has not yet received an environmental finding from FTA.

In order to support construction of the perimeter flood wall, LIRR will need to acquire property rights to select slivers of land which abut the yard and are just beyond the current property lines. This includes a narrow section of sidewalk along 53rd Avenue (near Vernon Boulevard) on the southeastern end of the yard. Acquisition of a sliver of land from the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) would result in a slight narrowing of the sidewalk. This proposed change would result in the narrowest point in the sidewalk going from the current 17 feet wide to 14 feet wide. MTA / LIRR have been in discussions with NYCDOT. This change is not expected to result in any significant impacts to the community, or to pedestrian, bike or vehicular circulation.

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In addition, a sliver of land, totaling approximately 766 square feet, will also be required from the private surface parking lot located near Borden Avenue and Vernon Boulevard. MTA Real Estate has been in discussions with the parking lot owner. The acquisition of a portion of this parking lot is not anticipated to result in significant impacts on local parking or on the parking lot owner’s business. It is anticipated that the parking lot could be reconfigured / re-striped in order to maximize the number of parking spaces which may be accommodated. The property needs as identified above are only associated with the perimeter flood wall. Independent Utility of Remaining Project Components Replacing damaged track infrastructure at Tracks 9-12 can proceed independently of the wall and will provide immediate operational benefits to LIRR when this work is completed. It is worth noting that, should the wall never be built, the restoration of Tracks 9-12 would still be fully functional and the track level pumps would provide protection against heavy rain events. The flood wall provides independent utility because it protects against potential future storm surge events whereby the yard is subjected to storm surge / flooding from the East River / Newtown Creek. CANDIDATE RECOVERY PROJECT FOR REALLOCATED RESILIENCY FUNDS

The scope and funding for Tracks 9-12 are proposed to be reallocated to the Long Island City Yard Restoration Project.

CR Funds to be Grant Recovery Project Location Reallocated to Number Project Long Island City NY-44-X007 Yard Restoration Queens County, NY $5,695,771 NY-44-X008 Project Total $5,695,771

Project Description LIC Yard was heavily infiltrated with salt water during Superstorm Sandy. The Long Island City Yard Restoration Project, as originally scoped in the grant included:

 Electrification of Tracks 7 and 8.  Full design of all restoration items  Replacement of third rail traction power and other yard systems  Repair and replacement of Yard facilities that were flooded during Superstorm Sandy.  Reconstruction of Tracks 9-12 including track, signal, power and communication efforts, remediation, construction of car cleaning platforms and underground utilities.

The Long Island City Yard Restoration Project has received $4.5 million in federal Section 5324 repair funding across two grants. LPR funding has also been utilized to support related resiliency improvements. Inclusion of Project in the Most Recent Validated Hurricane Sandy Damage Assessment Reallocated CR funds will be used towards meeting priority repair needs validated as part of FTA’s damage assessment of MTA assets following Hurricane Sandy. Section 6.3.4.2 of FTA’s Superstorm Sandy Public Transit Project – Review of Cost Estimates (Draft Final Report, January 31, 2013, rev. 01,

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FTA) presents a summary of damages to LIC Yard. Assets in LIC Yard also were included in the list of MTA’s updated repair and recovery needs submitted to the FTA in August 2015. Statement of Why Recovery Project is Priority over the Reallocated Resiliency Scope The reallocation of scope and funding associated with reconstruction of Tracks 9-12 will enable the LIC Yard Restoration Project to proceed according to the current schedule, which has been developed as part of a comprehensive phasing strategy to efficiently implement the full program of restoration and resiliency improvements planned for the Yard.

The LIRR needs to progress with efforts to replace the track level infrastructure at Tracks 9-12 as soon as practicable. Continued reliance on these damaged infrastructure components represents a risk to operations. This risk will increase overtime because the long term effects of corrosive salt water on railroad infrastructure is largely unknown, increasing the chance for future infrastructure deterioration.

The restoration work at Tracks 9-12 within the yard takes priority over the need to construct a flood wall because the deteriorated conditions on Tracks 9-12 pose a daily operation risk, due to compromised infrastructure components which are expected to have severely shortened lifespans due to salt water infiltration. This represents a much greater risk than the possibility of future events of the magnitude of Superstorm Sandy, for which construction of a perimeter flood wall would offer protection.

It is vital that LIRR progress with the restoration of track infrastructure at Tracks 9 -12 within the yard to address the area of the yard which suffered the greatest damage during Superstorm Sandy. This will ensure that deteriorated infrastructure which has suffered long-term degradation from salt water gets replaced, thereby protecting service reliability in this critical yard. At the same, the LIRR will continue to progress with property acquisition efforts needed to support the construction of the flood wall, which will protect against future extreme weather events.

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The MTA is proposing to reallocate the $10.3 million in federal LPR funding approved for Long Island City Yard Resiliency to LIRR’s Long Island City Yard Restoration Project. CANDIDATE LOCALLY PRIORITIZED RESILIENCY PROJECT FOR REALLOCATION

Project Name MTA LIRR Long Island City Yard Resiliency Location Long Island City (Queens County), NY (west of Hunterspoint Avenue LIRR Station). Project Description The LIRR Long Island City (LIC) storage yard is located in western Queens, just east of the East River, north of the Newtown Creek and southwest of the Queens Midtown Tunnel eastbound exit plaza. The Yard was inundated with saltwater following Superstorm Sandy. LIRR was awarded $24.7 million in LPR funding to support integrated resiliency for repairs to damaged assets and implement resiliency measures to guard against future flooding, such as retention manholes, sump pumps, drainage systems, and flood walls. This funding is matched by toll credits. Project Component Proposed for Reallocation LIRR proposes to reallocate $10.3 million in approved LPR funding from the LIC Yard Resiliency Project to repair. FTA approved LPR funding for the LIC Yard Resiliency Project in September 2013. A small portion of the funding ($1.3 million) was subsequently obligated (NY-44-X007) for immediate use on design of resiliency elements. During this same period, FTA issued a Notice of Funding Availability for Competitive Resiliency projects and the various design elements included under the LPR project were submitted for a discretionary grant under the Competitive Resiliency program. Since that time, no additional funds from the LIC Yard Resiliency Project LPR approval have been utilized. Project Status As noted, of the approved $24.7 million, approximately $1.3 million has been put into a grant to support preliminary design of restoration work, design of resiliency elements (storm drainage, track elevation, flood wall), and support tasks. Of the $1.3 million in grants, $854,000 has been disbursed. Remaining obligated funds have been encumbered and are anticipated to be submitted to the FTA for reimbursement. These funds have been utilized towards design work for various resiliency elements included in the Flood Resiliency at Long Island City Yard CR project. Independent Utility of Remaining Project Components The work as proposed on these elements has independent utility and expended funds have been used to advance design on major resiliency and restoration elements. CANDIDATE RECOVERY PROJECT FOR REALLOCATED RESILIENCY FUNDS

Based on current funding availability and estimated repair needs, reallocated LPR funds are anticipated to be used towards the LIRR repair project listed in the table below.

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LPR Funds to be Grant Recovery Project Location Reallocated to Number Project Long Island City NY-44-X007 Yard Restoration Queens County, NY $10,337,575 NY-44-X008 Project Total $10,337,575

Project Description The Long Island City Yard Restoration project, as originally scoped in the grant included:

 Electrification of Tracks 7 and 8.  Full design of all restoration items  Replacement of third rail traction power and other yard systems  Repair and replacement of Yard facilities that were flooded during Superstorm Sandy.  Reconstruction of Tracks 9-12 including track, signal, power and communication efforts, remediation, construction of car cleaning platforms and underground utilities.

The Long Island City Yard Restoration project has received $4.5 million in federal Section 5324 repair funding across two grants. LPR funding has also been utilized to support related resiliency improvements. Since that time, the cost has increased based on refined design and on account of escalation due to delay in the commencement of construction. In addition, the current cost estimate takes into account the need for the construction to accommodate summer season yard operations, which requires a longer construction period with staggered yard track outages. The funds reallocated to repair will cover increases in the electrification of Tracks 7 and 8 as well as the reconstruction of Tracks 9-12. Inclusion of Project in the Most Recent Validated Hurricane Sandy Damage Assessment Reallocated CR funds will be used towards meeting priority repair needs validated as part of FTA’s damage assessment of MTA assets following Hurricane Sandy. Section 6.3.4.2 of FTA’s Superstorm Sandy Public Transit Project – Review of Cost Estimates (Draft Final Report, January 31, 2013, rev. 01, FTA) presents a summary of damages to LIC Yard. Assets in LIC Yard also were included in the list of MTA’s updated repair and recovery needs submitted to the FTA in August 2015. Statement of Why Recovery Project is Priority over the Reallocated Resiliency Scope Full restoration of damaged assets from Superstorm Sandy through completion of priority repair projects remains MTA’s priority over resiliency investments. This reallocation request presents an opportunity to repurpose allocated LPR funds for priority repair needs related to the LIC Yard Restoration project. The track level components, including third rail system components, signal infrastructure, switches and other vital systems are subject to reduced reliability and increased fragility due to the long term effects of salt water related deterioration, which shortens the useful life of assets and makes the day-to-day operation more fragile. The additional funding is needed to allow the priority restoration projects to proceed. In total, FTA’s financial commitment to the critical repair and resiliency needs at LIC Yard will not change. However, the reallocation will balance the funding needs for the program of restoration and resiliency improvements at LIC Yard.

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