Crossing Canada s Other Border. Northern Perspective on a Multi-Use Transborder Corridor Through Canada to Alaska

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1 Crossing Canada s Other Border Northern Perspective on a Multi-Use Transborder Corridor Through Canada to Alaska

2 This Presentation Highlights :! Multi-Modal Infrastructure Investment! Northern Economic Development Potential! The Alaska Canada Rail Link Project

3 Infrastructure Investment On the Threshold of Dramatic Change:! Canadian National Expansion! Alaska Railroad Extension! Alaska Highway Access! Pipeline Construction! Marine Connections

4 Canadian National Railway Strategic Position to Reconfigure Alaska Rail Connections CN AquaTrain from BC to Whittier/Alaska Railroad CN Investment in BCR to Fort Nelson/Alaska Hwy CN AquaTrain to Skagway /White Pass & Yukon? CN Railway Extension into/through Yukon?

5 Alaska Railroad Extensions Imminent & Ultimate Extensions! For Fairbanks Commuter Rail Delta Junction Extension! For Future Resource Developments White Pass/ARR/CN/Port Access?

6 Alaska Highway/Port Access Driven by Ongoing US Investment! Shakwak/Alaska Hwy Project to Haines.! Juneau Access Project to Klondike/Alaska Hwy.! Bradfield Canal Project to Cassiar/Alaska Hwy?

7 Crossing CROSSING CANADA S Canada s OTHER s Other BORDER Border A Multi-Use Corridor of Transborder Infrastructure Links From Alaska Through Canada ALASKA YUKON NWT Alaska Highway/Railroad/Communications/Energy Transmission Multi-Use Corridor Fairbanks ARR Whitehorse WPR Juneau Access Fort Nelson Anchorage C N R Bradfield Canal Access AquaTrain BRITISH COLUMBIA Planning Infrastructure Investment To Integrate Rail/Road & Port Access

8 WITH THE ALASKA CANADA RAIL LINK SHOW ME THE MONEY!! The Business Case Is Frail Maybe based on revenue diversion from existing traffic BUT...

9 Northern Development Requirement For Transportation Access! Near Term Energy Transmission Projects! Mid Term Resource Development Projects! Strategic Economic Diversification Potential

10 Pipeline Projects Proposed Arctic Gas Pipelines! Alaska Highway Pipeline Construction and Logistics thru Alaska,Yukon & BC! Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Support via Dempster Hwy from Alaska,Yukon & BC

11 Resource Development Infrastructure For Competitive Access Bulk Commodity Transport Systems - For Northern Resource Market Viability Efficient Logistics Support Systems - To Induce Exploration & Development

12 Economic Diversification Infrastructure For Distribution and Processing! Northern Crossroads All-weather highways from ice-free Inside Passage ports to Mackenzie Delta & Interior Alaska.! Intermodal Hub Potentially integrating marine/rail/road/air logistics, in-transit processing and intermediate staging.! Land Bridge Land Bridge Ultimately straddling an international trade route from the Alaska Coast to the Atlantic Ocean.

13 US RAILS TO RESOURCES $6MM LEGISLATION Calls for a Bilateral Approach: to establish a joint commission to study the feasibility and advisability of linking the rail system in Alaska to... the North American continental rail system Seeks a Multi-Use Scope: to combine utilities into one corridor And a Public Planning Process: To include... land ownership social social effects environmental considerations potential financing alternative alternative routes

14 Alaska Canada Rail Link Feasibility Study MOU Consistent with Rails To Resources $5 - $6MM funded equally by Yukon and Alaska! Bilateral Advisory Committee Jointly Chaired by: Premier Fentie & Governor Murkowski! A Multi-Modal Feasibility Study Work Scope: - Including Mkt, Tech & Financial Analyses - And A Comprehensive Public Interest Assessment

15 Feasibility Study Work Breakdown Structure

16 Feasibility Study Implementation A Transborder Approach Alaska-Canada Rail Advisory Committee Bilateral Mgmt Working Group Project Management On Behalf of Alaska and Yukon Consultants University of Alaska

17 Conclusion The Alaska Canada Rail Link Project Feasibility Study Building A Legacy Of Transborder Corridor Infrastructure Planning Information (For Northern Rail, Ports, Pipelines & Highways)

18 Future of Northern: Southern Congestion Oil Sands Mines Fuel Supply Module Moves Mineral Exports Winter Roads Arctic Sealift Rail Connections Ports & Highways Mines Oil & Gas ALASKA Northern Europe RUSSIA Northern Asia