CREATE Program Overview. October 2015

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1 CREATE Program Overview October 2015

2 CREATE Partners 2

3 What is CREATE? A $4.4 billion Public-Private Partnership (PPP) designed to improve transportation flow through Chicago focusing on: Increased capacity, speed, reliability for freight train traffic Separation of freight & commuter trains at 6 key junctions Elimination of 25 road/rail grade crossings (grade separations) CREATE is a cooperative project involving: US Department of Transportation (FHWA & FRA) Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) 6 major North American freight rail carriers and 2 switching railroads 2 passenger carriers (Amtrak and Metra) 3

4 CREATE Program 70 Projects 25 road/rail grade separations 6 passenger/freight rail grade separations Railroad projects to improve rail infrastructure and upgrade technologies Viaduct improvement program Grade crossing safety enhancements Rail operations and visibility improvements 4

5 Four Corridors Passenger Corridors East-West Corridor Beltway Corridor Western Ave. Corridor 5

6 Why CREATE? Freight rail trade (by value) with Chicago will increase 304% by value from 2007 to 2040* Passenger, freight and motorist delays are experienced daily on the current system The region must improve freight movement and mitigate negative impacts Global trade follows the path of least resistance. It will go where there are the fewest impediments. -UPS *U.S. DOT Freight Analysis Framework 3.0 6

7 The U.S. Rail Network Depends on Chicago 25 percent of all U.S. rail traffic touches Chicago 46 percent of all intermodal units in the U.S. touch Chicago 54 percent of intermodal units to/from the ports of Seattle/Tacoma touch Chicago 26 percent of intermodal units to/from Los Angeles/Long Beach touch Chicago Source: 2006 Waybill Sample, based on traffic analysis by ALK Assoc. 7

8 Top Global Container Ports, Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) Millions Source: Chicago Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Freight Snapshot; World Shipping Council for other data 8

9 East-West Freight Rail Gateways Ranked by Loaded Railcars per year, Chicago 1,343,000 railcars BNSF, CN, CPRS, CSXT, NS, UP 2. St. Louis 645,000 railcars BNSF, CSXT, CN,KCS, NS, UP 4. Kansas City 478,000 railcars BNSF, CPRS, KCS, NS, UP 5. Memphis 243,000 railcars BNSF, CSXT, CN, NS, UP 3. New Orleans 602,000 railcars BNSF, CN, CSXT, KCS, NS, UP Source U.S. DOT Freight Analysis Framework 3, 2010; includes freight originating and terminating at gateways does not include through-freight 9

10 CREATE: Keeping the Nation s Economy Moving Produce Coal Corn Autos Petroleum Consumer Products Note: Map not intended to be comprehensive. Only select flows displayed. 10

11 Project Status Completed Projects 25 Under Construction 9 Final Design 2 Environmental Review 14 Remaining Projects 20 TOTAL 70 11

12 Program Summary 12

13 CREATE Funding Received To Date Federal $452.1 million TIGER I & TIGER IV Grants, SAFETEA-LU PNRS Grant, ARRA High Speed Rail Grant, Railroad Relocation Grant State $497.5 million Illinois Jobs Now!, PNRS/TIGER match, grade separations Local Governments $67.8 million Viaduct improvements, grade separations, land acquisition Railroads $289.0 million Railroad infrastructure, grade separations 13

14 Projects Funded for Future Construction Project Year* B EW B WA WA2-C 2016 WA WA *Expected start of construction 14

15 75th St. Corridor Improvement Project (75 th St. CIP) Four Projects: P2, P3, EW2, GS19 are environmentally linked Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is underway 15

16 75th St. CIP Existing Conditions Existing Conditions Forest Hill Junction & 71st Street Grade Crossing North-south CSX tracks cross east-west tracks of three other railroads and one city street Belt Junction Five tracks cross paths and converge into two tracks Multiple freight & passenger routes cross paths 80th Street Junction Six tracks cross paths and converge into two tracks 16

17 Benefits Reduce conflict between trains: 75th St. CIP - Benefits 30 Metra SouthWest Service trains per day Improve service reliability with dedicated Metra tracks Expand capacity by rerouting from Union Station to LaSalle Street Station 2 Amtrak trains per day (to Indianapolis and points East) 90 Freight trains per day Reduce traffic delays and community disruption and improve safety at 71st/Bell grade crossing 17

18 Locations in the City of Chicago Improved roadways, sidewalks and drainage under railroad viaducts Enhanced safety and security for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists 37 locations completed in locations completed in 2012 (USDOT TIGER funding, $5 million) 11 locations to be completed in 2015 (State of Illinois funding) Viaduct Program 18

19 CREATE Public Benefits Passenger Rail Delay Reduction 10 projects benefit Amtrak 18 projects benefit Metra Commuter Rail Auto Delay Reduction Safety Improvements Air Quality Benefits Community Quality of Life 19

20 CREATE Benefits Based on 2011 freight rail simulation: The investment to date has resulted in a 28 percent reduction in freight rail delay and 33 percent reduction in passenger delay. If CREATE progress stops freight delay will triple within 20 years and passenger delay will increase fivefold. If all the CREATE projects are built within 20 years freight delay would be reduced by 50 percent. Passenger delay would be reduced by two thirds. 20

21 Doing Business with CREATE All CREATE bid advertisements on website (CDOT, IDOT, Railroads, Metra) distribution list notification Interested contractor listing Types of work expected to be contracted out by CREATE Bid Awards 21

22 CREATE Next Steps Advocate for freight funding in Federal Transportation Authorization Promote and advocate for 75 th Street CIP Complete: Remaining Rail Corridor Projects Remaining Passenger-Freight Rail Flyover Projects Remaining Grade Separation Projects 22

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