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Capital Program, continued
The 2012-2016 core capital and State of Illinois
Bond program allocate $218.5 million for station
and parking improvements. Of that total, the State
of Illinois Bond Program will provide resources for
engineering and construction of station improvements
throughout the Metra system in the
amount of approximately $135.7 million.
Preventive Maintenance
Optimally, the Capital program is the result of
proactive strategic decisions driven by available
resources, worthy investments, asset preservation
and system longevity.
The potential adverse e ects of diverting capital-
eligible funds to operations repetitively include:
unscheduled repairs that can result in service
delays; deteriorated structural conditions that can
result in slow orders; deteriorated yard conditions
that can result in ine cient maintenance; electronics
obsolescence that can result in slow orders;
and vehicles and equipment utilized beyond their
useful life, which can yield slow response time.
In recent years, Metra has relied on funds designated
for preventive maintenance to plug holes in
its operating budget. For 2012 and beyond, capital
eligible funds will no longer be diverted to operating
expenses.
Metra Stations:
State Bond Program
(a) - Engineering currently underway.
(b) - Senator Collins to secure additional funds required to fully fund
station construction costs.
(c) - $10 million in State budget. Representative Osterman to secure
additional funds required to fully fund station construction costs.
Representative Osterman will also need to secure land. $10M Funding
received thru DECA.
(d) - City designing project- New Station, (Metra - Platforms Only)
(e) - To be constructed after Flossmoor Station completed.
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