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May 25, 2010
Wisconsin High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail From vision to reality
MADISON COMMUNITY MEETING
John Oimoen, High Speed Passenger Rail Program DirectorPaul Trombino, Division Operations DirectorChris Klein, Executive Assistant-Office of the SecretaryWisconsin Department of Transportation
Presentation Outline
• History/Midwest Regional Rail Vision
• High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Projects• Madison to Minneapolis/St. Paul Study• Milwaukee to Madison Project• Chicago-Milwaukee-Madison Corridor 2013
Midwest Region Rail Corridors(Note: Chicago – Milwaukee – Minneapolis/St. Paul Corridor)
Midwest Regional Rail InitiativeNine states and Amtrak working togethersince 1996 to plan and implement MWRRI
Planning Goals• To provide network efficiencies to each corridor• To increase revenues through increased speeds and
frequencies to reduce operating subsidies • To keep associated capital investment to reasonable levels
• Regional service in 100 to 500 mile corridors hubbed in Chicago• Up to 110 mph top speeds• Shared corridors with freight • Travel times competitive with auto – in some cases with air
Recent Wisconsin Actions toward HSIPR
• Purchase Watertown-Madison line (2003)• Construct new Stations: downtown Milwaukee(MIS), Milwaukee
airport, Sturtevant, WI (2005-2007)• Capacity study of Chicago-Milwaukee-Madison (2008-2010)• Track improvements between Chicago and Milwaukee (2009)• Increase capacity of Chicago-Milwaukee Hiawatha Service (added
more cars) (2007 and 2009)• Join other Midwest Governors in joint activities (2009)
Chicago – Milwaukee – Minneapolis/St. Paul Corridor:Madison – Minneapolis/St. Paul Service Level NEPA Study
• Service level Environmental EA/EIS on corridor alternatives (Joint MnDOT/WisDOT effort, $1.2M)
• Study tasks will be data collection of corridor route alternatives for analysis/review to pare down alternative route options
• Public involvement• Completion of Service Level NEPA Study will lead to Project
Level NEPA analysis with a minimum of 3 alternative route options including No Build Alternative
Milwaukee-Madison Project American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Federal Funding
Milwaukee – Madison Project Past• Environmental Document and Process (2000-2004) highlights:
• April 18, 2001 – Assessment of Madison Passenger Rail Access Alignments and Station Location Alternatives
• June 2001 – Environmental Assessment• Identified Access Corridor and Station locations (Brookfield, Oconomowoc, Watertown)• Public Involvement – Hearings, Meetings• Madison Station Alternatives
– Alternative 1: Hoepker Rd, USH51/Acker Rd – Eliminated from further analysis– Alternative 2: Airport via Commercial Ave – Eliminated from further analysis– Alternative 3: Airport via First St – Retained for further analysis– Alternative 4: Pennsylvania Ave via First St – Retained for further analysis– Alternative 5: Kohl Center/Milwaukee Rd Depot – Eliminated from further analysis– Alternative 6: Downtown Alignment Monona Terrace Station – Retained for further analysis
• June 2004 – EA: Finding of No Significant Impact• Federal Rail Administration signs FONSI, finalizes selected corridor and mitigation
commitments• Madison Station Alternatives finalized:
– Alternative 4: Pennsylvania Ave via First Street – not a preferred alternative– Alternative 3: Airport via First St – should proposed extension to Twin Cities be implemented, Airport
Station would serve as the primary station for through trips– Alternative 6: Downtown Alignment Monona Terrace Station – downtown station would serve trips
terminating in Madison
Milwaukee – Madison Project Present
• October 2009 – WisDOT Applies for ARRA Federal Funding for Milwaukee to Madison project
• January 2010 – Milwaukee to Madison project selected for $810M federal funding
• Spring 2010 – WisDOT conducts Feasibility Assessment of Madison Stations sites• Review of previous work (EA process) and updated to reflect current
issues• WisDOT adds additional station site for consideration – Yahara/1st Street• May 2010: WisDOT concludes that Monona Terrace/Downtown Station
is best option• Monona Terrace Station best meets evaluation criteria• Consistent with 2004 EA FONSI
Milwaukee – Madison Project Present• Project Elements:
• Rail corridor design and construction (track, structures, signals, maintenance facility, Positive Train Control (PTC), etc.)
• Stations Environmental Document and Preliminary Engineering and, Construction of 4 stations (Brookfield, Oconomowoc, Watertown, Madison)
• Train equipment acquisition for extension of service to Madison• Two additional train sets• Eight new locomotives
• WisDOT closely working with FRA to develop grant agreements to proceed with all design activities.• May 18, 2010: WisDOT/FRA accepted Grant Agreement for Stations Environmental Document and
Preliminary Engineering• WisDOT/FRA in process of drafting
documents for Corridor Design GrantAgreement
Milwaukee to Madison Project Future
• Public Involvement Process• Seamless communication gathering input on all issues surrounding overall
project – stations, corridor design/construction• Involve local communities/stakeholders in the project process to as great an
extent as possible• Stations Environment Document and Preliminary Engineering Process
• Public/Community workshops (Beginning June 2010), Public Informational Meetings, Public Hearing (2011), Environmental Document Approval (2011)• Finalize specific site location at Monona Terrace – Early Summer 2010• Proceed into Environment Document
• Corridor Design Process• Public/Community workshops, Public Informational Meetings
• Noise and Vibration Outreach• Corridor Management Plan Outreach• Labor/Business Advisory Committees
Milwaukee to Madison Project Future
• Noise and Vibration• Conduct Studies of issue along corridor• Gather information from neighborhood meetings and individual property owner
meetings• Develop mitigation options, plans for addressing issues, and implement into final
design
• Madison Corridor Management Plan• Focus on design and appearance of corridor – landscape, signage, signals, grade
crossing devices and fencing• Create Madison CMP Stakeholder Committee
• Conduct series of CMP workshops and committee meetings• Define parameters of elements and community aesthetic character• Conduct Public Meetings on plan elements• Refine plan based on public input, develop design manual, and incorporate elements into
final design
Milwaukee to Madison Project Future
• Labor and Business Advisory Committees• Develop strategies to provide opportunities for local small businesses
and labor to participate in the construction of the projects• Implement labor and business committees to identify opportunities in
project work• Develop public information materials to disseminate opportunities on
rail projects within labor and business communities along the corridor
Chicago-Milwaukee-Madison Corridor 2013
• Planned service beginning 2013: 6 daily round-trips Chicago – Milwaukee – Madison. All 6 are through trains between Chicago and Madison.
• Speeds up to 110 mph once PTC installed (initially 79 mph)• Milwaukee-Madison travel time with implementation of
PTC(one-way): ~1hr-13min; Express: ~1hr-4min• Completion of service extended to Twin Cities will increase
to 10 daily round-trips: – 4 trips between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Chicago– 6 trips between Madison and Chicago (~2hr-45min or less with
express route)
May 25, 2010
Thank you.Wisconsin Department of Transportation
MADISON COMMUNITY MEETING