AN INVESTMENT IN CALIFORNIA S FUTURE

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1 AN INVESTMENT IN CALIFORNIA S FUTURE Michelle Boehm, Southern California Regional Director Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) July 8, 2014 San Diego, CA

2 WORLD LEADING INVESTMENT IN A WORLD LEADING ECONOMY»Connects Major Population Centers»Establishes a Mobile Workforce»Facilitates Shift from Car to Rail»Supports Leisure Activities, Travel, and Tourism»Improves Mobility and Air Quality»Reduces Congestion

3 ANCHORS A STATEWIDE RAIL MODERNIZATION PLAN Regional Enhancements in Southern California Statewide Connectivity Projects & Investments Central Valley Backbone of High-Speed Rail Caltrain Electrification & Early Investments in the Peninsula Corridor

4 UPDATED PRIORITIES ADDRESS STATEWIDE GOALS 2012 and Subsequent 2014 Business Plans Present Updated Approach» Statewide Rail Modernization» Connectivity & Blended Service» Initial Operating Section to San Fernando Valley» Increased Emphasis on Stakeholder Engagement» Focus on Bringing High-Speed Rail to Southern and Northern California 4

5 WORK IS UNDERWAY Construction Package 1» 29 miles between Madera and Fresno» Design-Build Contract with Joint Venture Tutor-Perini/Zachry/Parsons» Property Acquisition, Design Work, Utility Relocation» Over 250 employees, and 33 small or disadvantaged businesses currently working on the project

6 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INVESTMENTS: CONNECTIVITY PROJECTS LA Metro: $115 Million, Regional Connector in Downtown Los Angeles Metrolink: $89 Million, New or Improved Trains San Diego MTS: $58 Million, Modernize Blue Line Light Rail Metrolink/North County Transit District: $100 Plus Million, Positive Train Control

7 MORE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INVESTMENTS: BOOKEND OR MOU PROJECTS Provides $500 million for regional rail projects that improve local networks and facilitate high-speed rail travel to Southern California» Regional Projects - Southern California Regional Interconnector Project (SCRIP) Benefits Regional Rail Including Metrolink and Amtrak» Local Projects - Double Tracking, Grade Separations, etc. to Support Integrated Regional Rail Network Promotes Interagency Approach to Development of an Integrated Rail Network

8 BAKERSFIELD TO PALMDALE PROJECT SECTION 85 Mile Route Travels from Bakersfield Over Tehachapis into Antelope Valley Roughly Parallel to State Route 58 and State Route 14 Stations proposed in Bakersfield and Palmdale Closes Gap Between Northern and Southern California

9 PALMDALE TO LOS ANGELES PROJECT SECTION 60 Mile Route Connects the Antelope Valley to Downtown Los Angeles Includes the Initial Operating Section Terminus Defined in the 2014 Business Plan as the San Fernando Valley Three Stations Palmdale, Burbank, and Los Angeles Union Station

10 LOS ANGELES TO ANAHEIM PROJECT SECTION 30 Mile Route Connects Los Angeles Union Station and Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center Stations - Los Angeles Union Station, Midway Point, Anaheim Second Most Heavily Traveled Passenger Rail Corridor in the U.S.

11 LOS ANGELES TO SAN DIEGO PROJECT SECTION 167 Mile Route Will Take High-Speed Rail East From Los Angeles to the Inland Empire Cities of Pomona, and Ontario, The Turn South Along Either I-215 or I-15 to San Diego

12 CONNECTING CALIFORNIA: JOBS Targeting: California Construction: Direct, Indirect Jobs in Hard-Hit Sectors Permanent: Rail Modernization Creates Efficiencies Statewide

13 CONNECTING CALIFORNIA: SMALL BUSINESSES Aggressive 30% Goal for Small Business Participation Including» 10% for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE)» 3% for Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE) Meeting & Exceeding Goals Free Statewide Certification Workshops Partnerships with Federal, State and Local Organizations

14 NEXT STEPS: CONNECTING CALIFORNIA Deliver a Statewide Rail Modernization Program Complete Connectivity and MOU Projects Arrive in Southern and Northern California Engage, Educate, and Partner

15 THANK YOU Michelle Boehm Southern California Regional Director (213) Headquarters California High-Speed Rail Authority 770 L Street, Suite 800 Sacramento, CA facebook.com/californiahighspeedrail twitter.com/cahsra youtube.com/user/cahighspeedrail