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Hampton Roads pPassenger Rail Overview
www.drpt.virginia.gov
Gilmore Transportation Commission1st meeting, 1st questiong, q
“Do you know what the number one transportation fear was in the early 1900’s?”
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“That by 1950, we will be buried in horse manure.”
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Richmond/Hampton Roads Passenger Rail
R tl l t d Ti I D ft E i t l I t St t tRecently completed Tier I Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for additional passenger rail service between Richmond and Hampton Roads
Strong public support for Alternative 1
Commonwealth Transportation Board unanimously selected Alternative 1 in February 2010
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Alternative 1
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Next Steps- Dual Approach Federal level: 6+ years (high speed rail)– Respond to public comments and submit final EIS to Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) for review – Receive a record of decision (ROD) by end of 2010Receive a record of decision (ROD) by end of 2010 – Receive guidance on next steps in federal review process – Apply for federal funds to support additional federal review and
construction costsBegin construction of high speed rail (up to 90 mph) after federal– Begin construction of high speed rail (up to 90 mph) after federal review is complete, when federal funds are available
State level: less than 3 years (conventional speed rail)– Proceed with Norfolk Southern proposal to complete capital
improvements between Richmond and Norfolk– Budget amendment to fund these improvements– Identify a dedicated source of state intercity rail operating fundsy y p g– Start conventional speed (79 mph) service between Richmond
and Norfolk – Improve reliability of existing service on the Peninsula
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Hampton Roads Federal FacilitiesColonial National
Camp Peary Army Corps of EngineersNaval
Weapons Station
Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge
Maritime AdministrationNational Park
Colonial National Historic Park
US District Court
Naval Station
Naval Support Activity
Cheatham Annex
Station
Yorktown National Cemetery / Battlefield
HamptonNational
SSASSA
USCG Training Center
Wildlife Refuge
VARehabilitation
ServicesMaritime Administration
National Defense Reserve Fleet
Colonial National
Historic Park Joint Forces Staff College
CemeteryAnimal & Plant Health Inspection
Service DEAGSA
SSA
Joint Base Langley Eustis
VAMedicalCenter
& Cemetery
FT Monroe
Customs & Border
Protection Army Research
JTCOIC
Marine Corps Reserve Center
NASA Langley
ResearchCenter
Jamestown National
Historic Site
Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek –
Ft Stor
Joint Expeditionary BaseLittle Creek – Ft Story
Staff College
EEOC
GAO
GSA
g y
Veteran’s
US District CourtAnimal &
Plant Health Inspection
Service
Customs & Border
Protection
Jefferson Laboratory
Lab
Joint Base
Advanced Ship
Integration Center
USCG Shore Infrastructure
Logistics Center
Cape Henry Memorial
USCG 5th
District HQ
Ft Story
Navy ExchangeCommand
LafayetteRiverAnnex
FBI
ATF
GAO
OPM
GSA
Animal &Secret
CenterNumerous other NOAA
sites & offices
Maritime
USCG Base Portsmouth
Joint Base Langley Eustis
Center
Hampton Roads Naval Museum
NOAA Marine Ops Center
Atlantic
USJFCOM Joint Warfighting Center
Craney Island
Back Bay
GSA
SSA
SSA
Animal & Plant Health Inspection
Service
Maritime Administration
DOL Area Office
Service
Dam Neck Annex
NAS OceanaDEA
USCG Atlantic
Area HQ
Maritime AdministrationSouth Atlantic
Region
VA
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Fentress OLF
Naval Support ActivityNorthwest Annex
Naval Medical Center
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
yNational Wildlife RefugeFarm
Services Agency Center GSA
SSA
SSA
Norfolk Naval
ShipyardFarm
Services Agency Center
Community Based
Outpatient Center
USCGExchange
Federal/DOD Rail Benefits
Core Travel Method Total Cost to the Government
Lowest cost travel under federal government orders and travel
l ti i $525 f d Fly ORF-DCA* $1180
Fly ORF-IAD* $1280
Fly ORF-BWI* $545
regulations is $525 for a one-day roundtrip (includes lost productivity costs).
Cost per 100 travelers is $52 500 y $
Drive POV $535
Drive rental car $525
R il HSR (110 $305
Cost per 100 travelers is $52,500.
Cost per 100 travelers on high speed rail would be $30,500.
Cost savings of $22 500 or 43 Rail – HSR (110 mph)
$305Cost savings of $22,500 or 43 percent.
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* Non-stop service between Newport News (PHF) and DC area airports does not exist
DRPT Mission
Improve mobility and expand transportation choices in Virginiain Virginia– We can no longer just pave our way out of congestion– The public demand for more choices is increasing
DRPT offers rail, transit and commuter services– Intercity rail, commuter rail, Metrorail, light rail, freight railte c ty a , co ute a , et o a , g t a , e g t a– Bus Rapid Transit, local/regional buses, human service
transit, carpools and vanpools– Telework programs and employee incentives– Telework programs and employee incentives
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Action Items 2010 Waive 30% Rail Enhancement Fund match for Richmond-NorfolkWaive 30% Rail Enhancement Fund match for Richmond-Norfolk capital improvements and begin work for new conventional speed rail service
Begin work to improve reliability of existing Newport News service
Start the new Richmond-Northeast Corridor train (extend to Norfolk within three years)within three years)
Identify a dedicated source of state intercity passenger rail operating fundsoperating funds– SJ63 (Miller) would require DRPT to study this issue and provide
recommendations to the General Assembly for the 2011 session
C l t th Fi l EIS f hi h d il d d t i t tComplete the Final EIS for high speed rail and determine next steps in federal process
Identify ways to better coordinate land use and rail/transit planning
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Identify ways to better coordinate land use and rail/transit planning
“Plant a tree that you know you will never sit under, but that your children and their
hild ill j ”children will enjoy.” -Ronald Reagan
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Questions?Questions?
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