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<br />. Potential Capacity Improvements - This category includes any items that are <br />required to meet the capacity and level-of-service objectives for commuter rail and <br />freight service along the railroad corridor. These elements are identified through the <br />railroad dispatch simulation task. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. Additional Capital Improvements - This category includes any other capital costs <br />associated with the commuter rail project that are not covered by the first two <br />categories. Examples of this category would be roadway grade crossing <br />improvements, grade-separation of existing roadway grade crossings, and other <br />potential corridor enhancements. <br /> <br />Within these three categories, the overall capital cost estimate was developed by <br />considering both individual corridor segment costs and common system element costs: <br /> <br />. Segment Costs - Segment costs are the costs associated with individual corridor <br />segments. Segment costs include individual commuter rail stations, trackwork, <br />civil/structural work, railroad signal/communication systems, and additional right-of- <br />way. <br /> <br />. Common System Element Costs - Common system element costs are those costs <br />that do not necessarily apply to individual corridor segments. Common system <br />elements include locomotives and coaches, central maintenance and operations <br />facilities, terminal trackwork and lay-up facilities, and the Minneapolis CBD station. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The unit costs used in this preliminary capital cost estimate were developed using a <br />combination of recent data from similar projects in other locations and information on <br />local construction cost trends. All unit costs are adjusted to reflect Year 1999 dollars. <br /> <br />Results <br /> <br />The results of the preliminary capital cost estimate for the Northstar Corridor Commuter <br />Rail System are shown in the attached tables. Specifically, the estimate represents <br />service concept B, with-the western terminus at either downtown St. Cloud or Rice. <br /> <br />. The total estimated cost for the basic elements between Minneapolis and East St. <br />Cloud is $114 million, with an additional $2.3 million to the St. Cloud CBD or $2.1 <br />million to Rice. <br /> <br />. Because the conclusions from the service concept B capacity modeling have not been <br />finalized, the cost of the potential capacity improvements cannot be determined. <br />Based upon initial modeling results, the estimated cost for this category is $30 to $50 <br />million from Minneapolis to East St. Cloud, with an additional $1 to $2 million to the <br />St. Cloud CBD or $3 to $5 million to Rice. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Draft Commuter Rail Technical Feasibility Study <br />December 1998 <br /> <br />5-2 <br />Capital Costs <br />