What is the Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project (PCEP)? Project Purpose and Need Improve Train Performance Increase Service and Ridership Increase Revenue and Reduce Cost Reduce Environmental Impacts Reduce Noise from Trains Improve Regional Air Quality Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions High-speed Rail Compatible Electrical Infrastructure Project Overview Distance: 51 miles ( Caltrain at 4th and King to south of Tamien Caltrain (San Jose)) Speed: Up to 79 mph (same as present) Service: 6 trains per peak hour per direction (tpph/d) (current service is 5 tpph/d) Electrical Infrastructure and Vehicles Poles and Wires (Overhead Contact System) Traction Power Facilities (TPFs) Replacement of approximately 75% of current diesel service with Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) Maintain Caltrain Gilroy service and tenant use
What is Scoping? Environmental Process? How do I Comment? What is Scoping? Scoping is the process of collecting input on the topics for study in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Public Scoping : January 31 March 18, 2013 Draft EIR: Fall 2013/Winter 2014 Final EIR: Spring/Summer 2014 Project Approval : Summer/Fall 2014 How to Provide Scoping Comments: Provide Comments Tonight: Please use a Speaker Card if making oral comments. May use written comment form and leave with us tonight. Send us your comments: Written responses and comments on the scope of the Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project EIR will be accepted until 5 pm on March 18, 2013. Send written comments to: Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) Attn: Stacy Cocke, Senior Planner P.O. Box 3006 San Carlos, CA 94070-1306 E-mail comments: Please send to: electrification@caltrain.com with the subject Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project The Environmental Process January 2013 Fall 2013/ Winter 2014 Winter 2013/ Spring 2014 Spring/ Summer 2014 Fall 2014 Notice of Preparation Prepare and Distribute Draft EIR Respond to Public and Agency Comments Prepare and Distribute Final EIR Peninsula Joint Powers Board Certifies EIR and Approves Project Public Scoping Public & Agency Review of Draft EIR; Public Meeting Community Outreach Program Continues Throughout Process Opportunities for public input and participation
Funding The project is estimated to cost approximately $1.225 billion, of which approximately $785 million is for infrastructure costs and the remaining $440 million is for rolling stock. The project will be financed through a combination of local, state, and federal sources. Funding Sources Millions ($, year of expenditure) State Prop 1A 1, Prop 1B 2 $620 JPB Member Agenies $121 Regional (Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Tolls) Federal (Federal Transit Administration FTA) $31 $453 Total $1,225 1 Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century of 2008. 2 The Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006. Other funding sources may be substituted for these sources if available. The project cost estimate and funding plan are being updated to reflect current designs and assumptions. Schedule The preliminary project schedule (subject to change) is as follows: Environmental/ Design/ Permitting: 1-2 years Construction: 3-4 years Commissioning and Testing: 1-2 years The goal for electric revenue service is 2019. Project Delivery schedule has not been finalized yet.
Project Route Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project Route SAN FRANCISCO 80 22nd St. Oakland Alameda Legend CONTRA COSTA Corridor Electrification Project Caltrain South of Project Area Existing Caltrain Daly City Bayshore 0 2 Miles 4 6 280 South San Leandro 680 1 San Bruno 580 Milbrae Transit Center Broadway Burlingame San Mateo San Mateo Hayward Park 92 Hayward ALAMEDA Hillsdale Redwood City Belmont San Carlos Redwood City 84 Fremont SAN MATEO 35 82 Atherton Palo Alto Menlo Park Palo Alto Stanford California Ave. San Antonio 880 680 Sunnyvale Sunnyvale Lawrence 1 Sacramento Monterey Project Location Santa Clara 280 SANTA CLARA Santa Clara San Jose College Park San Jose Diridon Tamien Capitol Graphics 00606.12 (1-8-13) tm Los Angeles CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ 35 17 Blossom Hill to Morgan Hill, San Martin, and Gilroy Figure 1 Project Location Corridor Electrification Project
Potential Traction Power Sites Power Sites Location Map Peninsula Corridor Electrification System-wide Traction Power Facility Locations from 2009 EA/FEIR 1 1 SAN FRANCISCO Daly City 280 PS3 TPS1 San Bruno 35 SAN MATEO PS2 Bayshore San Mateo PS4 80 PS1 22nd St. South Milbrae Transit Center Broadway Burlingame San Mateo Hayward Park Hillsdale Redwood City SWS1 Oakland Belmont San Carlos 82 Alameda Redwood City Atherton Palo Alto PS5 92 84 San Leandro Menlo Park Palo Alto Stanford California Ave. San Antonio PS6 Sunnyvale 280 SANTA CLARA CONTRA COSTA 680 Note: Locations of all facilities are approximate. Hayward Legend 0 Sunnyvale Lawrence Santa Clara TPS2 Corridor Electrification Project Caltrain South of Project Area Existing Caltrain Proposed s (PS) Proposed Switching (SWS) Proposed Traction Power Supply Substations (TPS) 2 Miles Fremont ALAMEDA 880 Santa Clara San Jose 4 6 PS7 680 College Park San Jose Diridon Tamien Capitol 580 TP Facility Location Site Type MP City/Town Nearest Cross Street PS-1 PS-2 MSS-1 PS-3 PS-4 SWS-1 PS-5 PS-6 MSS-2 PS-7 Notes: Traction Power Substation Switching Traction Power Substation PS (40ft x 80ft) SWS Switching (80ft x 160ft) MSS Main Substation (150ft x 200ft) ROW right of way 1.27 Pennsylvania Ave./ Mariposa St. 4.95 Blanken Ave./ Tunnel Ave. 8.65 South San Francisco 3 Alternatives - Gateway Blvd. (btwn E. Grand Ave. and Mitchell Ave.) 15.02 Burlingame California Dr./ Lincoln Ave. 20.05 San Mateo El Camino Real/31st Ave. 26.62 Redwood City Opposite side of RR Tracks from Westmoreland Ave./ Buckingham Ave. 33.55 Palo Alto/ Alma St./Greenmeadow Way 38.85 Sunnyvale E. Hendy Ave./ N. Murphy Ave. 45.85 45.95 46.80 San Jose 3 Alternatives (Newhall Dr./Newhall St., Stockton Ave./ Vermont St. & Lenzen Ave., Vermont St. & Lenzen Ave./ Caltrain ROW) 51.02 San Jose Communications Hill Blvd./Caltrain ROW Graphics 00606.12 (1-8-13) tm SANTA CRUZ 35 17 Blossom Hill to Morgan Hill, San Martin, and Gilroy Figure 2 Traction Power Supply Facility Locations Corridor Electrification Project
Traction Power Facility Examples Example Main Substation Example Switching Example Main Example Substation
Electric Multiple Unit Vehicles Caltrain Renderings
Overhead Contact System Two-Track Arrangement Two-track Arrangement with Side Pole Construction Typical Two-track Cantilever Two-track Arrangement with Center Pole Construction
Overhead Contact System Multi-Track Arrangement Multi-track Arrangement with Headspan Construction