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1 Nazioarteko Jardunaldiak Teknologia berriak trenbide arloan GOI MAILAKO PRESTAZIOKO TRENBIDE LINEEN USTIAPENA Jornadas Internacionales Nuevas tecnologias en el sector ferroviario LA EXPLOTACIÓN DE LÍNEAS DE FERROCARRIL DE ALTAS PRESTACIONES PALACIO EUSKALDUNA BILBAO /02 /2015 International Conference New railway sector technologies THE OPERATION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE RAILWAY LINES

2 A TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENT IN CALIFORNIA S FUTURE Thierry Prate & Sheila Dezarn, Parsons Brinckerhoff 3 rd International Workshop on New Railway Technologies February 23 24, 2015 Bilbao, Spain

3 HIGH-SPEED RAIL: More Than A Transportation Program California is 7th Largest Economy in the World Transformative Investment Connecting all California Population & Economic Centers Improve Mobility Plus Broader Benefits

4 CONNECTING CALIFORNIA System will Tie California Together It is Home To:» High tech companies - Apple, Google, Facebook, Yahoo!» Media & entertainment industry - Disney, 20 th Century Fox» Research universities - Stanford, UCLA, UC-Berkeley, USC» Cultural and tourist attractions Yosemite, Sequoias, beaches, Napa Valley

5 CONNECTING CALIFORNIA Initial Operation Section:» 300 Miles» Merced to Burbank Phase I:» 520 Miles» San Francisco to Los Angeles/Anaheim Regional Improvements» Caltrain Electrification» LA Union Station Run-Through Tracks» Positive Train Control

6 CHALLENGES OF TRANSFORMATIVE PROJECTS Transformative Projects Have Never Been Easy Golden Gate Bridge:» Upside-Down Rat Trap that will Mar the Beauty of the Bay»2,000 Plus Lawsuits BART in San Francisco:»Called the Train to Nowhere University of California System & California State Water Project:»Passed by Single Vote Margins in Legislature Where would California be without these?

7 WHY HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN CALIFORNIA? Curbs Congestion» Southern California to Bay Area is the Busiest Short-Haul Market in US» Six of the Nation s Top 30 Congested Urban Areas Population Growth» From 38 Million to Estimated 50 Million by 2050 Air Quality/Sustainability» Worst Air Communities in the Country Alternatives are Costly» 2-3 Times More Expensive

8 HIGH-SPEED, A MORE EFFICIENT ALTERNATIVE High-Speed Rail Fills a Gap in California s Infrastructure Equivalent New Capacity Between San Francisco and Los Angeles would cost $158 billion, and would require:» 4,300 New Highway Lane Miles» 115 Additional Airport Gates» 4 New Runway Terminals

9 KEY PROGRAM MILESTONES Funding:» $3.3 Billion Federal and $4.7 Billion State» 25% of Future Cap and Trade Proceeds Environmental Clearances:» Merced to Fresno: May 2012» Fresno to Bakersfield: June 2014 First Construction Packages:» CP 1: Executed in August 2013, Under $1 Billion» CP 2-3: Contract Execution Expected in Spring 2015» CP4: Statements of Qualifications Due at the End of February Official Groundbreaking Ceremony Work is Underway

10 KEY ENVIRONMENTAL MILESTONES Agricultural Land Conservation & Preservation» Preserving Important Agricultural Farmland Tier 4 Construction Equipment:» Engines Meet Nation s Most Stringent Standards Mitigation with A Difference:» Wildlife Habitat Mitigation in Central Valley Voluntary Emissions Reduction Agreement:» Central Valley - Zero Net Emissions» Replace Aging Equipment - Tractors &Irrigation Pumps

11 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: ELECTRIFICATION & CONNECTIVITY Electrification of the Caltrain Corridor» Environmental Review Underway Transbay Terminal» Construction Proceeding Station Area Planning» Gilroy & San Jose

12 CENTRAL VALLEY: BACKBONE OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL Construction Package 1» 29 Miles Between Madera and Fresno» Work is Underway Construction Package 2-3» 65 Miles Between Fresno and Tulare-Kern County Line» Environmental Clearances Complete» Design-Build Contract Execution Expected by Spring

13 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: ACCELERATION & CONNECTIVITY Palmdale to Burbank/Burbank to Los Angeles» Public & Community Feedback» Palmdale: Golden Spike Connectivity & Bookend Projects» Southern California Regional Interconnector Project (SCRIP)» Grade Separations Station Area Planning» Palmdale, Burbank & Los Angeles Union Station

14 CAP & TRADE: GAME CHANGER Unprecedented State Investment in Transit & Rail Reinforces Integrated Approach Opportunity for Collaboration

15 NEXT STEPS WITH CAP & TRADE Advance Multiple Segments of High-Speed Rail Concurrently Complete Planned Regional Transportation Improvements Establish an Interstate High- Speed Rail System with a Connection to Las Vegas from Palmdale

16 CONCURRENT WORK: STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM

17 CONNECTING CALIFORNIA: JOBS Targeting: California Construction: Direct, Indirect Jobs in Hard-Hit Sectors Permanent: Rail Modernization Creates Efficiencies Statewide

18 SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM 30% Goal for Small Business Participation» 10% Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE)» 3% Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE)

19 THANK YOU Jeff Morales, Chief Executive Officer (916) Headquarters California High-Speed Rail Authority 770 L Street, Suite 800 Sacramento, CA facebook.com/californiahighspeedrail twitter.com/cahsra youtube.com/user/cahighspeedrail