2014 FasTracks Baseline Report to DRCOG and RTP Submittal August 2014 2014 FasTracks Baseline Report to DRCOG and RTP Submittal Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 11 1.0 Project Definition: Scope and Costs ......................................................... 11 1.1 Current Plan and Costs ....................................................................................... 14 1.2 2014 Annual Program Evaluation (APE) ............................................................. 20 1.2.1 Efforts Towards Completion of FasTracks .................................................. 21 1.2.1.1 RAM/FISA .............................................................................................. 21 1.2.1.2 Southeast Rail Extention New Starts...................................................... 22 1.2.1.3 Public-Private Partnerships .................................................................... 23 1.2.1.4 Northwest Area Mobility Study ............................................................... 25 1.3 Status of FasTracks Lines ................................................................................... 28 1.3.1 Central Rail Extension ................................................................................ 28 1.3.2 Denver Union Station ................................................................................. 30 1.3.3 Eagle Project ............................................................................................. 32 1.4.3.1 East Rail Line ......................................................................................... 34 1.4.3.2 Gold Line ............................................................................................... 35 1.4.3.3 Northwest Rail Line – Phase 1 ............................................................... 36 1.4.3.4 Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility ...................................................... 38 1.3.4 Free MetroRide .......................................................................................... 40 1.3.5 I-225 Rail Line ............................................................................................ 42 1.3.6 Maintenance Facilities ................................................................................ 44 1.4.5.1 Light Rail Maintenance Facility ............................................................... 44 1.3.7 North Metro Rail Line ................................................................................. 46 1.3.8 Northwest Rail Line – Phase 2 ................................................................... 48 1.3.9 Southeast Rail Extension ........................................................................... 50 1.3.10 Southwest Rail Extension......................................................................... 52 1.3.11 US 36 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line ........................................................ 55 1.3.12 West Rail Line .......................................................................................... 58 2.0 Summary of Financial Plan ....................................................................... 59 3.0 Implementation Schedule .......................................................................... 62 4.0 Bus Service Levels ..................................................................................... 62 5.0 Operating Characteristics ......................................................................... 63 TOC i 2014 FasTracks Baseline Report to DRCOG and RTP Submittal List of Figures Figure 1: FasTracks Plan - Rapid Transit Lines ............................................. 13 Figure 2: Central Rail Extension ...................................................................... 29 Figure 3: Denver Union Station Transit Improvements ................................. 30 Figure 4: Eagle Project ..................................................................................... 33 Figure 5: East Rail Line .................................................................................... 34 Figure 6: Gold Line ........................................................................................... 35 Figure 7: Northwest Rail Line .......................................................................... 37 Figure 8: Rendering of CRMF .......................................................................... 38 Figure 9: CRMF Site Location .......................................................................... 39 Figure 10: Free MetroRide ................................................................................ 41 Figure 11: I-225 Rail Line .................................................................................. 43 Figure 12: Light Rail Maintenance Facility ..................................................... 44 Figure 13: North Metro Rail Line ...................................................................... 47 Figure 14: Northwest Rail Line ........................................................................ 49 Figure 15: Southeast Line ................................................................................ 51 Figure 16: Southwest Rail Line ........................................................................ 53 Figure 17: US 36 BRT Line ............................................................................... 57 Figure 18: West Rail Line ................................................................................. 58 Figure 19: 2020 FasTracks Operations Assumptions .................................... 64 Figure 20: Horizon Year FasTracks Operations Assumptions...................... 65 List of Tables Table 1: 2014 FasTracks Project Characteristics ........................................... 15 Table 2: Opening Day Parking by Line ............................................................ 19 Table 3: FasTracks Program APE Results ...................................................... 20 Table 4: Southeast Rail Extension Revenues and Costs .............................. 23 Table 5: FasTracks Estimated Capital Sources of Funds through 2040 ...... 60 Table 6: FasTracks Projected Capital Costs by Project (Millions of YOE Dollars) .............................................................................................................. 61 Table 7: FasTracks Implementation Schedule ............................................... 62 Table 8: FasTracks Plan Bus Service Levels ................................................. 63 TOC ii 2014 FasTracks Baseline Report to DRCOG and RTP Submittal Appendices Appendix A: SB 208 Legislation and DRCOG Resolutions Appendix B: 2014 Financial Plan TOC iii 2014 FasTracks Baseline Report to DRCOG and RTP Submittal ACRONYMS ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APE Annual Program Evaluation BE Basic Engineering BNSF Burlington Northern Santa Fe BRT Bus Rapid Transit CCD City and County of Denver CDOT Colorado Department of Transportation CM/GC Construction Manager/General Contractor CMAQ Congestion Management Air Quality CPI Consumer Price Index CPV Central Platte Valley CRMF Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility D/B Design-Build DIA Denver International Airport DMAP Denver Multimodal Access Plan DMU Diesel Multiple Unit DRCOG Denver Regional Council of Governments DTP Denver Transit Partners DUS Denver Union Station DUSPA Denver Union Station Project Authority EA Environmental Assessment EE Environmental Evaluation EIS Environmental Impact Statement EMI Electromagnetic Interference EMU Electric Multiple Unit FEIS Final Environmental Impact Statement FFGA Full Funding Grant Agreement FISA FasTracks Internal Savings Account FTA Federal Transit Administration GBBH Graham, Balfour Beatty, Hammon Contractors HPTE High-Performance Transportation Enterprise HTF Highway Trust Fund MOU Memorandum of Understanding MOW Maintenance-of-Way MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization NAMS Northwest Area Mobility Study NATA North Area Transportation Alliance TOC iv 2014 FasTracks Baseline Report to DRCOG and RTP Submittal NTP Notice to Proceed NWSS National Western Stock Show O&M Operations & Maintenance PAC Policy Advisory Committee RAM Risk Allocation Matrix RFP Request for Proposal ROD Record of Decision ROW Right-of-Way RRIF Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing RRP Regional Rail Partners RTP Regional Transportation Plan SB Senate Bill SBP Strategic Budget Plan T3 Transformation through Transportation TABOR Taxpayer Bill of Rights TAC Technical Advisory Committee Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of TIFIA 1998 TIGER Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery TIP Transportation Improvement Program TOFC Trailer On Freight Car UPRR Union Pacific Railroad USNC Union Station Neighborhood Company YOE Year-of-Expenditure TOC v 2014 FasTracks Baseline Report to DRCOG and RTP Submittal Page left intentionally blank TOC vi 2014 FasTracks Baseline Report to DRCOG and RTP Submittal EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 1990, the Colorado Legislature approved C.R.S. 32-9-107.7 (Senate Bill [SB] 208), which requires that the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG), as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), approve the technology and the method of financing for all RTD fixed guideway projects. Therefore, SB 208 applies to FasTracks and RTD has submitted reports on FasTracks to DRCOG since 2004. On September 18, 2013, the DRCOG Board passed