Commuter Rail Extension Alternatives Analysis - Transportation ...

CALTRAIN EXTENSION TO MONTEREY COUNTYALTERNATIVES ANALYSISto allow a project to be included in the State Transportation Improvement Program at the discretion ofthe California Transportation Commission. The Caltrain Extension to Monterey County ProjectStudy Report is included with this Alternatives Analysis by reference as the physical definitionof the Build Alternative. See Table 1 for the Caltrain Extension Alternative capital cost estimatesexpressed in FY 2007 and year of expenditure (YOE) dollars.Table 1 identifies a cost allowance of $8.8 million for vehicles. This rolling stock is not required toaccommodate peak passenger loads, and is included as a risk element for comparison with theExpress Bus Alternative. This potential cost is not reflected in the year of expenditure funding plan.Express Bus AlternativeThe Express Bus Alternative entails express bus service from Salinas to the San Francisco Bay Area.This alternative would attempt to provide equivalent travel time savings, comfort and convenience fortransit users as compared to the Caltrain Extension Alternative. Monterey–Salinas Transit expressbus service would be established as part of this alternative and would operate from four MontereyCounty Transit Centers to Santa Clara, San Mateo, and San Francisco counties. An MST TransitCenter/Park-n-Ride facility would be constructed at Eighth Street in Marina as part of the UniversityVillages redevelopment of Fort Ord. Additional transit centers with park-and-ride facilities would be locatedin Salinas, Castroville, and Pajaro with express bus service operating via existing surface roadsto Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, including non-stop service to select stations.Table 1Caltrain Extension Alternative Capital Cost Estimate ($1,000 FY 2007)Work DescriptionUPRRMainLineGilroyYardPajaroStationCastrovilleStationSalinasStationSalinasBusSalinasYard2007TotalsYOETotalsParking and access — — $ 1,805 $ 2,085 $ 2,244 $1,526 — $7,660 $8,426Pedestrian structures — — — 900 — — — 900 990Platform and station amenities — — 1,602 1,953 2,555 1,298 — 7,408 8,149Track and signal improvements 5,000 2,088 3,937 3,251 1,103 — 3,718 19,097 20,099Specialty items — — 179 — 227 — 202 608 669Mobilization — 209 753 729 613 282 392 2,978 3,276Contingencies — 804 2,897 3,122 2,360 1,087 1,509 11,779 12,957Construction Total $5,000 $3,101 $11,173 $12,040 $ 9,102 $4,193 $5,821 $50,430 $54,566Soft cost — 1,023 3,687 3,973 3,004 1,384 1,921 14,992 15,756Right-of-way — — 2,170 430 7,750 4,250 4,000 18,600 19,346Subtotal $5,000 $4,124 $17,030 $16,443 $19,856 $9,827 $11,742 $84,022 $89,668Vehicles (risk element) — — — — — — — 8,800 9,616Unallocated contingency 9,282 9,871Total $5,000 $4,124 $17,030 $16,443 $19,856 $9,827 $11,742 $102,104 $109,155High-speed transmission, over the road 40-foot coaches would be acquired for this service with acapacity of 45 to 49 passengers per vehicle. Twenty-five vehicles (plus 5 spares) would be requiredto operate the service in the near term to carry 1,028 commuters to the San Francisco Peninsulaeach weekday. Of these, 21 vehicles would operate to/from Santa Clara County and 4 vehicles wouldparsons EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ES-5