burk-kleinpeter presentation 7-18-13

Replace Belle Chasse Tunnel & Bridge Stage 1 Environmental Assessment State Project No. 700-38-0108 • H.004791 • Federal Aid Project No. DE-3806(500) • RPC Contract No. BCTunnel

HCIA Infrastructure Committee Meeting Thursday, July 18, 2013 • Conference Room • 111 Grefer Lane, Harvey, LA

AGENDA

I. Welcome II. Project Status Summary

a. Public Information Meeting b. Maritime Operations Meeting

III. Current Project Alternatives IV. Funding Availability V. Public Hearing VI. Questions and Comments VII. Adjourn

REPLACE BELLE CHASSE TUNNEL & BRIDGE STAGE 1 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT State Project No. 700-38-0108 • H.004791 • Federal Aid Project No. DE-3806(500) • RPC Contract No. BCTunnel

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING


MEETING STATISTICS

• Open House Format Meeting held February 26, 2013

• 5:30 – 8:00 pm in the Belle Chasse Auditorium • Community residents started arriving at 5:15 pm • Last community resident left just before 8:00 pm

• Total Sign-in Attendance: 159 Residents; 5 Elected Officials (and Staff); 11 Agency Representatives, 4 Members of the Press

• Advertisements in The Times-Picayune and The Plaquemines Gazette combined with:

• 235 Direct Mail Post Cards (to Agencies, Stage 0 Meeting Participants, Commenters on-line)

• PSAs in local media outlets (TV, Radio, Newspaper) • Newspaper articles in The Plaquemines Gazette

MARITIME OPERATIONS MEETING


FOLLOW-UP TO PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING • Purpose: Review technical results of Marine Vessel Study

regarding industry recommendations for the bridge horizontal clearance

• Meeting held on March 14, 2013 at RPC Offices

• Meeting included representatives of US Coast Guard, Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association, NO Gulf Coast Railroad and DOTD Bridge Section, DOTD District 02, RPC and project team

GICA NOT OPPOSED TO SIZING NEW BELLE CHASSE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT WITH A 150 FT. HORIZONTAL CLEARANCE

Alt #1- 100 FT Fixed Bridge – Northern Section

Photo updated with Google Earth Imagery, 10/5/12

Legend

Business/Industrial Site Residence

Alt #1- 100 FT Fixed Bridge – Central Section

Casino

Chauvin Bros. Tractor Sales Vacant

Tuboscope

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Alt #1- 100 FT Fixed Bridge – Southern Section


Shopping Center

(5) Stratus Systems

Rubion Tires

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Alt #2- 70 FT Moveable Bridge – Northern Section

State Oil Fuel Center


TUBOSCOPE

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Alt #2- 70 FT Moveable Bridge – Southern Section


Shopping Center

(5) Stratus Systems

Rubion Tires

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Alt #3- 60 FT Moveable Bridge – Northern Section


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Alt #3- 60 FT Moveable Bridge – Southern Section


Shopping Center

(5)

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Alt #4- 73 FT Fixed Bridge – Northern Section

State Oil Fuel Center


Tubascope

Legend


Alt #4- 73 FT Fixed Bridge – Southern Section


Shopping Center

(5) Stratus Systems

Legend


ORDER OF MAGNITUDE COST ESTIMATES


Alternative & Description 5 % Approach Grades

6 % Approach Grades

Alt 1: 100 Ft. Fixed Bridge $168.8 million $152.5 million

Alt 2a: 70 Ft. Bascule Bridge $164.7 million $150.3 million

Alt 2b: 70 Ft. Vertical Lift Bridge $161.9 million $148.0 million

Alt 3a: 60 Ft. Bascule Bridge $140.9 million $130.8 million

Alt 3b: 60 Ft. Vertical Lift Bridge $139.7 million $133.6 million

Alt 4: 73 Ft. Fixed Bridge $125.3 million $110.6 million

Costs include removal of the existing lift span and closure of the existing tunnel. Costs shown are considered for planning purposes only. Cost estimates reflect refinements to project alternatives made as a result of the analysis of alternatives included in the ongoing Stage 1 Environmental Study. Cost estimates incorporate a 20% Contingency factor, as well as utilizing LADOTD unit costs based upon bid tabulations and general trend averages. As of July 16, 2013.

preliminary – nOT Final

FUNDING AVAILABILITY


FROM PROJECT PURPOSE & NEED • Comply with Fiscal Constraint Objectives

• Improve efficiency with lower O&M Costs

FUTURE FUNDING HAS YET TO BE FULLY IDENTIFIED • MAP-21 in effect through FY 2014

• In making funding projections for the 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan, the RPC assumed that there would be very few, if any, new funding sources available. The program identified, therefore, is limited to what could reasonably be funded given historic funding levels from federal, state, and local sources.

Regional Planning Commission 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (pg. 45)

EXISTING GIWW BRIDGE AND STRUCTURE OPENINGS


EXISTING GIWW BRIDGE AND STRUCTURE OPENINGS


Map Number Location Type Horizontal

Clearance Vertical

Clearance

1 Algiers Lock Navigation Control Structure 75 feet —

2 Highway 407 Fixed Bridge 250 feet 100 feet

3 Belle Chasse Bridge Moveable Bridge 125 feet 100 feet

NOGRR Bridge Moveable Bridge 125 feet 100 feet

4 West Control Structure Water Control Structure 225 feet —

5 Lapalco Boulevard Bridge Moveable Bridge 150 feet —

Westbank Expressway Bridge Fixed Bridge 300 feet 95 feet

6 Crown Point/ LA 3134 Bridge Fixed Bridge 150 feet 73 feet

7 LA 308 Bridge Fixed Bridge 150 feet 73 feet

LA 1 Bridge Moveable Bridge 125 feet 73 feet

8 LA 316 Bridge Pontoon Bridge 125 feet —

9 LA 3087 Bridge Fixed Bridge 125 feet 73 feet

10 Park Avenue Bridge Fixed Bridge 125 feet 73 feet

Main Street Bridge Fixed Bridge 125 feet 73 feet

11 Houma Intracoastal Waterway Tunnel -n/a- —

12 LA 315 Bridge Moveable Bridge 125 feet —

PUBLIC HEARING


Pictures from Public Information Meeting, Stage 0 Feasibility Study, 2008

Replace Belle Chasse Tunnel & Bridge Stage 1 Environmental Assessment State Project No. 700-38-0108 • H.004791 • Federal Aid Project No. DE-3806(500) • RPC Contract No. BCTunnel

Thanks for your attendance! Harvey Canal Industrial Association Meeting • Thursday, July 18, 2013

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