Credit: Newsday / John Paraskevas)II PHASE ONE: ROCKAWAY BEACH BRANCH SKETCH ASSESSMENT FINAL WHITE PAPER LIRR CONTRACT 6168C-10-09, RELEASE “A” Submitted by: In Association With: 520 Eighth Avenue, Suite 2100 New York, NY 10018 September 21, 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ROCKAWAY BEACH BRANCH ............................................................................................. 1 2. DEFINITION OF OPERATIONAL ALIGNMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 3 2.1 LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD ........................................................................................................................................... 4 2.1.1 Woodside to White Pot Junction (Grade Section – Station 100+00 to 182+00) ....................................4 2.1.2 White Pot Junction (Cut and Embankment – Station 182+00 to 210+00) .............................................5 2.1.3 White Pot Junction to Atlantic Avenue (Cut, Embankment, Bridges – Station 210+00 to 336+00) ......5 2.1.4 Atlantic Avenue to Liberty Avenue (Viaduct – Station 336+00 to 364+00) ............................................6 2.1.5 LIRR Atlantic Branch Connection (Station 234+50) ................................................................................6 2.1.6 Liberty Avenue to Belt Parkway (Viaduct, Retained Embankment, Bridges - Station 364+00 to 419+00) ...............................................................................................................................................................6 2.1.7 Belt Parkway to Howard Beach Station (Embankment, At Grade - Station 419+00 to 444+00) ............7 2.1.8 Storage Yard between Belt Parkway and Howard Beach Station (At Grade Station 419+50 to Station 434+00) ...............................................................................................................................................................7 2.1.9 Terminal Storage Yard South of Howard Beach Station (At Grade Station 451+00 to End of Track) ....8 2.1.10 Howard Beach to Rockaway Peninsula ..................................................................................................8 2.2 NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ......................................................................................................................................... 10 2.2.1 NYCT QBL Connection to Fleet Street (Tunnel Section – Station -1+21 to 43+00) ............................. 10 2.2.2 Fleet Street to 97th Avenue (Embankment Section – Station 43+00 to 172+00) ................................ 11 2.2.3 97th Avenue to Sutter Avenue (Viaduct Section – Station 172+00 to 211+00) ................................... 11 3. ENGINEERING FEASIBILITY ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 3.1 TRACK ....................................................................................................................................................................... 11 3.1.1 LIRR ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 3.1.2 NYCT .................................................................................................................................................... 12 3.1.3 Drainage............................................................................................................................................... 13 3.2 GEOTECHNICAL ........................................................................................................................................................ 13 3.3 STATIONS .................................................................................................................................................................. 14 3.3.1 LIRR – Typical Station Components ..................................................................................................... 15 3.3.2 LIRR - Rego Park Station ...................................................................................................................... 15 3.3.2.1 Existing Conditions ...................................................................................................................... 15 3.3.2.2 Possible Concept.......................................................................................................................... 16 3.3.3 LIRR – Parkside Station ........................................................................................................................ 16 3.3.3.1 Existing Conditions ...................................................................................................................... 16 3.3.3.2 Possible Concept.......................................................................................................................... 16 3.3.4 LIRR – Woodhaven Station (Atlantic Avenue) ..................................................................................... 16 3.3.4.1 Existing Conditions ...................................................................................................................... 16 3.3.4.2 Possible Concept.......................................................................................................................... 17 3.3.5 LIRR – Ozone Park Station ................................................................................................................... 17 3.3.5.1 Existing Conditions ...................................................................................................................... 17 3.3.5.2 Possible Concept.......................................................................................................................... 18 3.3.6 LIRR – Aqueduct Station ...................................................................................................................... 18 3.3.6.1 Existing Conditions ...................................................................................................................... 18 3.3.6.2 Possible Concept.......................................................................................................................... 18 3.3.7 LIRR – Howard Beach Station .............................................................................................................. 19 3.3.7.1 Existing Conditions ...................................................................................................................... 19 3.3.7.2 Possible Concept.......................................................................................................................... 19 3.3.8 NYCT – Typical Station Components ................................................................................................... 19 3.3.8.1 Overall Station Intent .................................................................................................................. 19 3.3.8.2 Station Platforms ......................................................................................................................... 19 3.3.8.3 Wind Walls ................................................................................................................................... 19 3.3.8.4 Connection between Platforms ................................................................................................... 19 3.3.9 NYCT – Parkside Station....................................................................................................................... 20 3.3.9.1 Existing Conditions ...................................................................................................................... 20 3.3.9.2 Possible Concept.......................................................................................................................... 20 3.3.10 NYCT – Brooklyn Manor Station .......................................................................................................... 20 3.3.10.1 Existing Conditions ....................................................................................................................... 20 3.3.10.2 Possible Concept ........................................................................................................................... 20 3.3.11 NYCT – Woodhaven Station................................................................................................................. 21 3.3.11.1 Existing Conditions ....................................................................................................................... 21 3.3.11.2 Possible Concept ........................................................................................................................... 21 3.3.12 NYCT – Ozone Park Station .................................................................................................................. 21 3.3.12.1 Existing Conditions