1. Project Update
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board
Operations and Planning Committee
DRAFT

2. MetroRapid Project
• MetroRapid Routes
– Route 1 (North Lamar / South Congress)
– Route 2 (Burnet / South Lamar)
 MetroRapid Stops
 77 Total Stops (6” curb level boarding)
– 8 Downtown Stops (shared)
– Shelters, Dynamic Message Sign,
Lighting, Signage
• Vehicle Location Systems
• Transit Signal Prioritization
• North Ops Facility Modifications
• Ticket Vending (10 City of Austin
“Parkeon” unit pilot)
• Service Startup + Operation + Dispatch
2 DRAFT
DRAFT

3. Project Benefits / Measures
 FTA Identified Customer Benefits
– Frequent all day service (14 hours)
– 10 minute peak / 15 minute off peak frequency
– Faster Service: limited stops, transit signal priority
– Vehicles
– Low Floor Level Boarding
– Ridership: corridors exceeding 3000 / day
– Stations: unique branding / signage, Dynamic Message Signs
3 DRAFT

4. Project Benefits / Measures
 Capital Metro Performance Measures
– Increased ridership
– Reduced travel time
– Improved on-time performance
– Increased frequency of service
10 minute peak / 15 minute off peak
– Improved customer experience / satisfaction
– “Before & After Study” completed 2 years following service start
4 DRAFT

5. Federal Transit Administration
• FTA “Very Small Starts” 80/20 Grant
• $47,621,000 Total Project
• $38,097,000 FTA Grant Funding
• $ 9,524,000 Capital Metro Share
• Project Construction Grant Agreement
• FTA to submit PCGA for execution following CMTA notification
• FTA notified CMTA that 3rd Party Agreements “of significant risk” are to
be executed before PCGA approval
• FTA conducting Technical Capacity Review of Project Team 12/15.
5 DRAFT

6. Project Assessment Process
 FTA Grant
– Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Coordination
– Project Construction Grant Agreement (PCGA) review
 Project Review
– Project Charter Developed
– MetroRapid Service Defined
– Project Scope, Schedule, Budget
– Project Risks Identified
– Project Benefits
– Project Team Structure Evaluation – City of Austin Participation
 City of Austin Coordination
6 DRAFT

7. Project Assessment
MetroRapi Previous Current Potential Net Risks
d Savings Quantified
Capital $45,977,000 $48,150,761 ($2,178,500 $45,972,261 $16,607,427
Budget * )
Schedule Service Start Service Start
Route 1 2012 2013 min. float
Route 2 2013 2013 min. float
Primary Budget Differences (previous to current)
• State parking meters ($375k) • Increased Program Mgmt. ($1.2m)
• R.O.W. acquisition ($1.78m) • QA/QC, System Integration
• Increased North Ops modifications ($150k) • Reduced Vehicle expense ($1.5m)
• Increased System Costs ($280k) • Reduced Utility relocation ($220k)
* Budget totals includes $4 mm unallocated contingency;
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excludes inflation rate multiplier included in grant. DRAFT

8. Primary Project Issues
 City of Austin Project Timing / Coordination
– Urban Rail
– “Great Streets”
– Guadalupe / Lavaca Corridor Study
 FTA requirement to execute 3rd Party Agreements
– that pose a “significant risk” to the project before PCGA execution
 Estimated Project Risks: $16.6 million
– $14.4 million “Controllable” Risks
– $2.2 million “Non-controllable” Risks
– Unallocated Contingency Budgeted: $4 million
 “Controllable” Risks
– MetroRapid Area Stop Area additional pedestrian, bicycle circulation (~ 10 months)
– 14” Boarding Height platforms (~ 8 months)
– Additional vehicle modifications (~ 90 days)
 “Non-Controllable” Risks
– Unforeseen utility, R.O.W. issues
8 DRAFT

9. Project Preliminary Timeline
9 DRAFT

10. Project Change Control Process
• Process to control any proposed change which impacts scope,
schedule, budget – from any source
•Change Control Review Process – administered by Project Controls
• Team Level Review
• Project Manager Level Review
• QA/QC + Systems Integration Review
• Program Manager Review
• Steering Committee Review
10 DRAFT

11. Questions?
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