TEMPE STREETCAR TITLE STREETCAR TYPE FACT SHEET / Q1 2020 valleymetro.org/tempestreetcar PROJECT STATUS • Track, overhead catenary foundation and stop platform foundation About the work is occurring throughout the route. • Installation of special trackwork on Mill and Ash Avenues at the light Project rail crossings will take place late December to early January. • Local business outreach and support continues with workshops, Tempe Streetcar will serve one of the highest one-on-one assistance, the Shop On discount program and events transit ridership centers in the region. It will in collaboration with Friends of Transit. connect riders to neighborhoods, major • The Community Advisory Board meets monthly to assist in business centers, and regional events and construction oversight and community feedback. destinations. As the Valley’s first modern streetcar line, it will add to the comprehensive transit network in Tempe, which includes PROJECT FACTS buses, circulators, light rail, bicycle and pedestrian amenities. Streetcar vehicles are smaller than light rail vehicles and operate individually, not linked together like trains. Streetcar stops are similar 3 14 2 to bus stops and occur more frequently than light rail stations. MILES STOPS CONNECTIONS TO VALLEY METRO RAIL The design includes: • Off-wire operation through downtown on Mill Avenue and at gateway intersections NEXT STEPS • Primarily shared roadway with vehicle traffic • Installation of special track work on Apache Boulevard at Dorsey • Landscaping and public art Lane to connect to light rail track. • Track installation along Ash Avenue from Rio Salado Parkway to University Drive. • Ash Avenue/Rio Salado Parkway intersection closed for roundabout construction from mid-January through February. COST FORECAST* Programmed $ Expended % Expended Forecast Construction $114,330,687 $56,531,237 49% $114,330,687 Utilities $7,221,298 $879,001 12% $7,221,298 Right of Way $1,895,064 $481,397 25% $1,895,064 Design/Management $32,701,693 $23,428,496 72% $32,701,693 Vehicles $36,227,971 $12,302,310 34% $36,227,971 TOTAL $192,376,713 $93,622,440 $192,376,713 *Estimated as of November 2019 TEMPE STREETCAR TITLE STREETCAR TYPE FACT SHEET / Q1 2020 valleymetro.org/tempestreetcar ROUTE MAP TEMPE STREETCAR 12 MIN TEMP At-A-Glance E TO W ROUTE Tempe Center Hayden Ferry N Tempe LA 3 miles for the Arts Lakeside KE Beach Marina Downtown/ASU/Rio Salado Pkwy/Apache Blvd Park Heights STOPS 14 sheltered stops Rio Salado Pkwy Public art Hayden 2 light rail connections Flour Mill Hayden Butte Preserve POWER 6 MIN 3rd St Hybrid battery Off-wire through downtown on Mill Ave. 3 MIN 3 MIN FLEET Sun Devil 6 vehicles 5th St Stadium ±125 passenger capacity ADA and bike accessible City Hall Wells Fargo 6th St Arena CAPITAL COST $200 million DOWNTOWN FUNDING Federal grants TEMPE Regional funding – Prop 400 University Dr Local public-private partnership STATUS 100% design 9th St Rail delivered and welded Terrace Rd Under construction Ash Ave Ash ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, 4 MIN OPENING YEAR Nelson Fine 2021 Arts Center TEMPE CAMPUS 11th St 3 MIN Gammage Auditorium Birchett Dorsey Ln Dorsey Park Apache Blvd LEGEND Valley Metro Rail/Station Hudson Tempe Streetcar/Stop Park Walking Distance Ave Mill Ave College Rd Rural PROJECT SCHEDULE 2021 2014-2016 2016-2018 2018-2021 2021 PLANNING DESIGN CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION Tempe Streetcar Hotline: 602.254.RAIL (7245) /valleymetro /valleymetroconstruction Jordan Brackett, Valley Metro Bree Boehlke, Valley Metro Mary Ann Miller, Valley Metro Community Outreach Coordinator Community Outreach Coordinator Business Assistance Program Coordinator 602.744.5552 602.256.5822 602.322.4475 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] To subscribe to weekly email updates, contact Jordan Brackett. For more information, please visit valleymetro.org/tempestreetcar. 200229.