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<br />Assumptions <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The following assumptions are made for the work program and cost estimate. <br /> <br />· The geographic scope of the commuter rail service for the environmental clearance <br />will be Minneapolis to the St. Cloud -area with service termination either in-eastSt. <br />Cloud, downtown St. Cloud or Rice. <br /> <br />· The environmental clearance for the extension of the Hiawatha LRT service from <br />First Avenue No~h to the multi-modal downtown station will be part of the Northstar <br />. Corridor work program. <br /> <br />· The general approach will be to use a MIS/NEP A integrated process with the <br />environmental clearance included as part of the MIS for the commuter rail service. <br /> <br />. The level of improvements to be made to the BNSF railroad tracks that would affect <br />the environmental analysis will be agreed to by BNSF by July 1, 1999. <br /> <br />. The key environmental issue areas are expected to be: <br />Noise <br />Traffic at stations <br />Right-of-way required for stations and the maintenance facility <br />Land use <br />Cultural resources <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. An EIS will be prepared. <br /> <br />. The federal EIS will suffice for any state environmental requirements. <br /> <br />. The level of engineering to be completed will be sufficient to support the <br />environmental analysis. <br /> <br />. The station planning and design will define the required right-of-way. <br /> <br />. The following special studies will be completed: <br />Revised ridership forecasts <br />New Starts criteria <br />Refined rail operations plan <br />Refined feeder bus plan <br />Financial plan <br />Maintenance facility location <br />Land use'impacts <br />Station area planning and design <br />Project Management Plan <br />Capacity Model <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Work Program for Northstar Corridor MIS and EIS <br />For the Proposed Commuter Rail Service <br />February 25, 1999 <br /> <br />~- <br />....-~ <br /> <br />2 <br />Assumptions <br />