2009-11_uta-sl chamber airport trax et al
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FrontLines 2015 UpdateSL Chamber Transportation Committee
November 16, 2009Michael Allegra, Assistant General Manager/
Chief Capital Development Officer
Current Expansion
Mid-Jordan - 10 miles of LRT Frontrunner South - 45 miles of
CRT West Valley - 5 miles of LRT Draper - 4 miles of LRT Airport - 6 miles of LRT 70 percent of Utahans will live
within 7 kilometers of a transit station by 2015
70 miles in 7 years in
All before 2015
West Valley LineOverview 5 miles Four proposed stations Construction began in Summer 2008 Geofoam, over 80,000 cubic yards for
bridge structures on line, is produced in Murray.
Olsen Beal, the team installing all 5 bridges, is based in Utah County
$10 - 20 M in large girders came from Utah Pacific, a Utah County company
Currently in the big push before winter, our peak is occurring when the job market is at or near a low
Overview 10.6 miles Nine proposed stations Hanson Eagle (Eagle Precast), based in
SLC has provided precast concrete, contract value of over $840,000
Tru Crushing, based in Draper has provided all of the sub-ballast on the project, contract value of over $1M
Local companies Herrera and Build Inc. are also working on this line
KHP has employed 153 craft laborers from the Salt Lake area
Mid-Jordan Line
FrontRunner South Salt Lake City to Provo 44 miles Ten potential stations Allen Industrial, out of Farmington, is
doing two park and ride lots, contract value $900,000
Herrera Concrete, based in Lehi, has a platform concrete contract of approximately $5M
Construction began in Summer 2008
Airport Line Focus
• Six Miles• Six Stations• 9-10,000 Riders Projected Opening Day
High-Speed 65mph Dedicated Corridor
• Service: 15 minute frequency; most likely run from University of Utah to Airport, through downtown (total of 10 mi.)
• Travel Time: 20 minute trip from Airport to CBD
In-Street 35 mph Corridor, with TSP
Airport TRAX Line Details
• Anticipated that Airport TRAX Line will use all Siemens S70 Low-floor Vehicles
Airport LineDesign Element: Station Canopies
Station Canopies Different from Existing System: Betterment by Salt Lake City
Incorporation of solar panels
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Airport LineFocus Area: Connection at Airport
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Airport LineFocus Area: Connection at Airport
Airport LineFocus Area: Terminal Station
Focus Area: Regional Connection to FrontRunner
Viaduct/Transfer Station (FrontRunner to TRAX)
500 West
North Temple Viaduct
Existing Salt Lake
Hardware Building
Proposed Airport TRAX
Station
Proposed FrontRunner
Station
Focus Area: Regional Connection to FrontRunner
Downtown SLC
Existing and Future UP
Freight
Focus Area: Regional Connection to FrontRunner
Focus Area: New North Temple Viaduct
Before
After
Focus Area: New North Temple Viaduct
North Temple Corridor
Focus Area: North Temple as a Boulevard
Focus Area: North Temple as a Boulevard
Airport TRAX - Construction Update CM/GC Contract Award April 2008 Utility work began February 2009 Offsite Wetland Mitigation Site completed Spring 2009 40,000 CY embankment through wetlands completed
Summer 2009 Jordan River Bridge Replacement - Phase 1 Underway Surplus Canal Bridges to Start January 2010 Viaduct Replacement to begin Spring 2010 West North Temple / 400 W utility work through Winter Roadway Improvements begin Spring 2010
What’s Next? Mountain View Corridor 5600
West BRT Utah County BRT South Davis Streetcar Sugarhouse Streetcar Ogden Streetcar 3500 South BRT (Phases 2 and
3) Taylorsville/Murray Transit
Study 9400 South Transit Study Westside Transit Brigham City FrontRunner
Extension Payson FrontRunner Extension
Transit Technology
WiFi Electronic Fare
Collection GPS Next Bus
Questions??