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TO: |
Local Advisory Council |
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THROUGH: |
Jay Fox, Executive Director |
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FROM: |
Mary DeLoretto, Chief Capital Services Officer |
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PRESENTER(S): |
Ben Huot, Deputy Director of Planning and Investment, Utah Department of Transportation |
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David Hancock, Director of Capital Development |
TITLE:
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FrontRunner Strategic Double Track Project Update
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Discussion
RECOMMENDATION:
Informational item for discussion
BACKGROUND:
State of Utah House Bill 322 shifted oversight of transit projects to UDOT if they are:
1) State funded
2) Fixed guideway
3) In a large public district
4) Add capacity
This includes the FrontRunner Strategic Double Track Project. Currently, the FrontRunner commuter rail system is 83 miles, has 16 stations, is 75% single track, and has 30-minute peak service and 60-minute off-peak service. UTA and UDOT completed an operational analysis of the FrontRunner system to determine how best to increase frequency, reliability, and speed to help grow ridership. The results indicated that the next feasible steps were to add 9 additional areas of double track to the system to help achieve those goals. The results would make FrontRunner a nearly 50% double track system, allowing for travel time savings and increased service to 15-minute in the peak and 30-minute in the off-peak.
DISCUSSION:
This update presentation is given by UDOT and will include that status of the FrontRunner Strategic Double Track project funding, environmental documentation, design and construction.
ALTERNATIVES:
None
FISCAL IMPACT:
The FrontRunner Strategic Double Track project is included in the approved 2023 Capital budget and UTA’s 5-year Capital Plan. Funding is expected to come from State Funding, a Federal Capital Investment Grant (CIG), and funding provided by UTA toward the purchase of new rail vehicles.
ATTACHMENTS:
None