California State Rail Plan 2005-06 to 2015-16

Chapter II – Capital Program
stakeholders, completed this Plan. The Plan outlines a list of capital projects
required to improve rail service for the immediate period (up to three years),
near-term (four to eight year), and vision (nine to 20 years). A series of public
workshops and agency meetings were held to obtain input for rail service
improvements and to identify community issues and concerns.
Please note that the term LOSSAN now refers to the entire Pacific Surfliner
corridor from San Diego to San Luis Obispo, even though the term originally
referred to only the Los Angeles-San Diego segment. LOSSAN also refers to the
Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency.
San Joaquin Route
In the fall of 2005, the Department was in the process of developing a San Joaquin
Strategic Business Plan. The Department issued a request for proposal for the
preparation of this Plan. The Plan is expected to be completed by the end of 2007.
Capitol Corridor Route
The CCJPA has issued a new Vision Plan, updated June 2005. This updates the
original Vision Plan, issued in May 2002. The Plan provides objectives,
implementing strategies and actions for continued growth and expansion on the
Corridor. The Plan, in conjunction with the 2005-06 CCJPA Business Plan
includes Tier I (1-5 year) capital projects and Tier II (6-20 year) capital projects.
(The CCJPA identified which Tier II projects are within the ten-year timeframe of
the State Rail Plan.)
CONSTRAINED CAPITAL PROGRAM
Figure 2B shows the constrained $770 million ten-year capital program.
This program funding level assumes:
• $60 million a year in STIP funding is made available over the ten-year
period (from 2006 through 2014 STIP cycles).
• $170 million in remaining TCRP intercity rail project funding is made
available.
This annual projected STIP amount is less than the average annual STIP funding
programmed since 1996. The 1996 STIP provided $117 million in funding for
intercity rail projects, while the 1998 STIP, as augmented, provided an additional
$181 million. However, the 2000 STIP provided $46 million more. The 2002
STIP increased funding by $106 million. But no additional funds were made
available in the 2004 STIP.
The TCRP specified a list of projects to be funded, including over $200 million for
specific intercity rail capital projects. Through July 2005, $43 million was
allocated from the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund (TCRF) to intercity rail
projects. Then, in August 2005, an additional $86.8 million was allocated.
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