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“ I l l i n September 2017 • Issue 19 o Official IDOT i ILLINOIS s — HIGH-SPEED RAIL H ” u st CHICAGO TO ST. LOUIS b o e f the Midw fact sheetEXPERIENCE IT YOURSELF Alton Regional Multimodal Transportation Center Grand Opening Altonishometo The new Alton Regional Multimodal Transportation Center opened thelocallegend in September 2017, providing multiple connections between Madison ofthePiasaBird. “ I l County Transit service,l Amtrak and local bicycle and pedestrian i n accommodations.o This 8,000-square-foot facility encompasses a i s passenger rail station— as well as eight bus bays for the new Madison H ” u t County Transit transferb hub, 227es parking spaces, 12 bike lockers and six of w bike racks. The energy-efficient the Mid building, which includes LED lighting and modern doors and windows, will have a ticket agent and amenities such as a heated and air-conditioned waiting room, interior and exterior seating, free Wi-Fi,ILLINOIS modern security systems, restrooms, drinking fountains,HIGH-SPEED and a commemorative display of the prior station and rail history. AdditionalRAIL site amenities include platform canopies, passenger pick-up and CHICAGOdrop-off zones,TO ST. bikeLOUIS and pedestrian paths, a bus terminal and space to handle checked bags in the future. The $14.4 million facility is approximately 1.5 miles northwest of the previous station. Construction costs for the station and platform Theseventhandlastcongressional were funded by a federal grant to the Illinois Department of debatebetweenAbrahamLincoln Transportation as part of the improvements being made to the andStephenDouglaswas Chicago-to-St. Louis corridor leading to increased safety, reliability, heldinAltonin1858. passenger comfort as well as a decrease in travel time. A federal .......................... Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant obtained by the City of Alton covered the cost to construct the remainder BeforetheCivilWar, of the site, including parking, the new Madison County Transit transfer Altonwasanimportanttownfor hub and connections to a local trail network for bicyclists and pedestrians. abolitionists,andwaspart oftheUndergroundRailroad. “TheCityofAltonispleasedtocelebratetheopeningof theAltonRegionalMultimodalTransportationCenter. Thislandmarkfacilitywillexpandregionaltransit optionsandprovideopportunitiesfortransit-oriented developmentadjacenttothenewstation.Weare extremelythankfultoourprojectpartners,theFederal RailroadAdministration,IllinoisDept.ofTransportation, MadisonCountyTransitandAmtrakfortheirtireless effortstomakethisprojectareality.” ALTON MAYOR BRANT WALKER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 A Illinois Department of B Transportation VILLAGE OF " 3 1//42 11 2 FLOOR PLAN LEGEND C EXPERIENCE IT YOURSELF. .) 11 1 0' .) .I.F 1 /2" -0 1 DWIGHT .I.F " (V " 5 1 1 /8" 30'- (V 1/8 '-8" 3/8 A-400 /4" 2'-8 (V 0 1 /8" '-0 12 5 T " .I.F /8" '-0 1 20 W O .) (V. 1 WALL SECTION TAG 30 ELO WA I.F. HIGH-SPEED RAIL B /8" 7' LL ) A-500 ALL 7 1 1 -7 1 BE W 7'- /8" LO 3'-7 F.) TO W 1/ TRAIN STATION 2 V.I. 8" ( 4 Media-related " ( V.I. 1/8 9" 3'- F.) 3'-7 3'- 9" 1 BUILDING SECTION TAG questionscontact: Alton Station Fast Facts1 " A-410 1/8 7'-5 D 5 1 7'- A-410 /8" 1 " 1 10 5 Dwight, IL IDOT 0'-0 '-4" '-4" '-0 S3A WALL TYPE - SEE A-110 1 1 BUILDING WORK POINT #1 " Guy Tridgell Construction contract value: CORNER OF MASONRY AT " 7' (312) 793-4199 7'-3 $14.4 million BENCH. CENTER LINE OF -3" 101 DOOR NUMBER [email protected] COLUMN LINE 3 AND 3'-5 5/8" 1 '-5" NORTH OF COLUMN LINE A '-5 1 " ROOM NAME ARCHITECT 101 ROOM NAME AND NUMBER E UnionPacificRailroad Total number of vehicle 1 8 6 Legat Architects Mark Davis A-500 1 (402) 544-5459 parking spaces: 227 A-611 A-611 2015 Spring Road, Suite 175 4 A-600 2 [email protected] INTERIOR ELEVATION TAG Oak Brook, IL 60523 3 P. 630.990.3535 Total number of bike parking 1'-4" HIGH SEATING 3 A-613 www.legat.com Amtrak WALL WITH NATURAL 1 spaces: 6 bike racks & CUT STONE FACING AND Marc Magliari EXTERIOR BUILDING ELEVATION TAG CIVIL ENGINEER F 4'-0 NATURAL STONE CAP A-400 (312) 544-5390 12 bike lockers " TY PIC WITH 2" OVERHANG Mackie Consultants MediaRelationsChicago@ AL E.S.C. J OIN amtrak.com H.C.P. TS H.C.P. 0 COLUMN TAG AND COLUMN CENTERLINE 9575 W. Higgins Road, Suite 500 Platform length: 3'-5 5/8" Rosemont, IL 60018 E.C.S. P. 847.696.1400 A A 1 3 500 feet www.mackieconsult.com A-200 CURTAIN WALL ELEVATION TAG A-500 1 G '- 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Non-mediarelated " 3 Station building size: " LIGHTER DASHED LINE REPRESENTS 8 2 P.I.D.S. PASSENGER INFORMATION DISPLAY " '-8 Rubinos & Mesia Engineers questionscontact: A-810 3/8 3/8 OUTERMOST EDGE OF ROOFING SYSTEM 8,000 square feet '-8 " 2 8 '-0" OVERHANG 3 1 " 200 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 1500 1 O.H. 6 EJ '- - FE FIRE EXTINGUISHER - WALL MOUNTED IDOT 4 ' EJ Chicago, IL 60604 " 1 TY HEAVY DASHED LINES REPRESENTS " 3' P. John Oimoen 3'-6 -6" 101A EDGE OF TOP FLANGE OF MAIN ROOF P. 312.870.6600 101B A-600 A-600 RECESSED FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND FRAMING MEMBERS www.rme-i.com (312) 793-4222 EJ 5 H.C.P. EJ FEC CABINET H 3 0" 5 ALTERNATE BID DESCRIPTIONS '- -1 '-1 JANITOR [email protected] 4 5' A-611 0" " BUILT-IN COUNTER AT M.E.P. ENGINEER H.C.P. 103 ALTERNATE BID #1 PROVIDE PORTLAND CONCRETE FD FLOOR DRAIN AMTRAK IT. STATION AMENITIESSTANDING HEIGHT INCLUDE:WITH ADA 103 1 E.C.S. S3A(1) Sigma Engineering UnionPacificRailroad 102 '- ACCESSIBLE SECTIONS AT ENDS CEMENT IN LIEU OF HOT MIX ASPHALT 4 FD EWC ELECTRIC WATER COOLER 102 " • Heated/air-conditioned DOWNSPOUT ABOVE - AT THE PROPOSED ACCESS DRIVE. Liisa Stark EJ 8 1" (10) FIXED BEAM SEATS E.C.S. EJ 27 E. Monroe Street, Suite 700 '- 9'- 1 S3A-M4 TYPICAL Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 777-2002 1 waiting room S3A-T(1) ALTERNATE BID #2 PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPE HEWC HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE ELECTRIC /2 P. 312.360.0359 [email protected] " WALL ABOVE S3A-M4 IMPROVEMENTS. WATER COOLER I S3A • Interior & exterior seating " www.sigmachicago.com 104 4 " 2 3 3 - 2 ' VEND ' 4 QT QWIK TRAK TICKETING KIOSK - '- 3 / 4 4 4 S3A-T(1)-M4 3 ALTERNATE BID #3 PROVIDE SOD IN LIEU OF SEED AT ALL " S3A(1) AmtrakA-410 3 '- 4 A-410 (NOT IN CONTRACT) LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT / 0 1 '- " 4 " 0 WAITING • Free Wi-Fi 4 LOCATIONS. " 3 - T '- TOILET ' Derrick James J Y 8 3 O FD " VEND VENDING MACHINE P 101 Site Design Group I S3A(1)-M4 (312) 544-5118 N IC • Modern security systems 104 ALTERNATE BID #4 PROVIDE PORTLAND CONCRETE CEMENT (NOT IN CONTRACT) T A ELECTRICAL VEND S L " A-600 IN LIEU OF HOT MIX ASPHALT AT THE 888 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1000 GovernmentAffairsCHI@ 108 1/8 FD 3'-0 A-600 • Energy-efficient2 features PROPOSED PARKING LOT. E.C.S. ENTRY CONTROL SYSTEM CARD READER Chicago, IL 60605 amtrak.com 8 B1 '- EWC DEVICE P. 312.427.7240 0 3 S3A(1)-T(1) " QT J " 2 7/8 • Restrooms ALTERNATE BID #5 PROVIDE WEST JAMES STREET www.site-design.com 6'-0 H.C.P. HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE DOOR 1 IMPROVEMENTS. A-810 '- 4 HEWC PUSH PAD A1 QT " STATION PLATFORM 1" • Drinking fountains 1 1 108 E.C.S. ALTERNATE BID #6 PROVIDE SOUTH COLUMBIA STREET 6 FEC '- 3 3 CJ MASONRY CONTROL JOINT 0 4 Hanson Professional Services '- IMPROVEMENTS. " 4 • Platform canopies A-410 S3A " MAGAZINE/ S3A-T(1)-M4 7'-4 A-410 815 Commerce Drive, Suite 200 SIM BROCHURE " M EJ " O.H. OPPOSITE HAND FE 107 IN 0 . '- Oak Brook, IL 60523 EJ HOLDER • Commemorative display of 0 S3A(1)-T(1) 2 " K 8 P. 630.990.3800 1 E.C.S. A-600 '- NFSC NON-FREEZE SILL COCK 2 prior station7 and rail history " 9 3 0 105 FD '- 1 www.hanson-inc.com '- A-501 0 A-610 3 EXPERIENCE IT YOURSELF. " P.I.D.S. TOILET 2 S3A-M4 •5 Vehicle & bicycle parking VEHICLE ACCESS & CIRCULATION 3 S3A(1)-M4 L 3 1 105 ' 1 6 A - 5 0 4 S3A(1) ' C GENERAL NOTES For additional information " '- - • PassengerE.C.S. pick-up & I 4 KLOA 4 0 A-610 S3A-T(1) P " " S 4 5 MECH / WATER Y A-400 / T T and business opportunities 3 8 A. WHERE CONFLICTS EXIST WITHIN THE CONTRACT J. COLUMN CENTERLINES ARE SHOWN ON THE drop-off6 zone " IN 9575 W. Higgins Road, Suite 400 '- " 0 0 " '- O 4 107 106 DOCUMENTS, OR BETWEEN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS FOR REFERENCE ONLY. Rosemont, IL 60018 regarding the Illinois 1 1/ H.C.P. A-610 4 J L 3 / '-4 2 7 STORAGE REFER TO THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS FOR ANY A-400 " • Bike & pedestrian paths AND APPLICABLE STANDARDS, CODES, AND ORDINANCES, P. 847.518.9990 High-Speed Rail program, O.H. FD 106 SKATEBOARD STONE PROTECTION - THE MORE STRINGENT, OR GREATER QUALITY DIMENSION NOT INDICATED ON THE ARCHITECTURAL www.kloainc.com please visit the official FD REQUIREMENTS SHALL APPLY. LARGE-SCALE DRAWINGS DRAWINGS. S6A-M4 • Bus terminal S6A-M4 TYPICAL - SEE SPECIFICATIONS High-Speed Rail sites: S3A(1) TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER SMALL-SCALE DRAWINGS, SECURITY DESIGN S3A(1) 1 FIGURED DIMENSIONS OVER SCALED DIMENSIONS AND K. SLOPE ALL CONCRETE FLOOR SLABS, AT ALL LOCATIONS, 1 • Provision for future capability CONDENSING UNITS ON " 101 NOTED MATERIALS OVER GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION.
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