Fort Worth City Council Southwest Parkway and Business Diversity Update Victor Vandergriff, Vice Chairman, NTTA Board of Directors Kenneth Barr, Member of NTTA Board of Directors Allen Clemson, Executive Director, North Texas Tollway Authority September 15, 2009
NTTA System
Southwest Parkway (NTTA Portion) Total project length: Approx. 28 miles Project limits: IH 30 to U.S. 67
Southwest Parkway/ Chisholm Trail (TxDOT Portion) Section 5 Southwest Parkway/ Chisholm Trail (TxDOT Portion) Total project length: Approx. 28 miles Project limits: IH 30 to U.S. 67 Section 6
Status Update Plans for Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 complete Plans for Section 2B 90 percent complete Plans for Sections 5 and 6 (TxDOT) 95 percent complete Landscape design 95 percent complete Right-of-way acquisition nearly complete Project Management Plan in effect Final Environmental Impact Study re-evaluation approved June 2009 UPRR/project partners formal agreement executed January 2009
Southwest Parkway Milestones Key Dates NTTA / TxDOT term sheet UPRR Formal Agreement (FA) UPRR FA termination deadline PMP/FP approval from FHWA FEIS re-eval approval from FHWA 1st SWP contract letting (Sect 3A) Draft investment grade T&R study Draft financial feasibility study Project agreement Project open to traffic Anticipated Date Oct 18, 2008 January 2009 May 19, 2009 May 2009 June 3, 2009 July 2009 June 2009 4th Qtr 2009 2011 (ARRA) / 2012 Revised Date Sept. 23, 2009 September 2009 November 2009 August 2009 1th Qtr 2010 see next slide
Construction Status Construction begin – Section 3 TxDOT targeting late 2009/early 2010 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 portion) Construction completion Estimated total construction cost for combined project: $1.8B Section 3A (ARRA): 2011 SWP north: 2012/2013* SWP south: 2012/2013* Chisholm Trail Parkway: 2012/2013* * Completion dates dependent upon agreements (UPRR, NTTA, City of Fort Worth and TxDOT)
Remaining Challenges TIFIA* TIGER* Local Support Loans Grants *Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act * Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery
The NTTA is committed to Business Diversity
Total Spend Primes/Subs (2004-2008)
Where We’re Going Implementing action plan Expanding our outreach efforts and marketing initiatives Aligning policies and procedures with current business environment and industry best practices Streamlining compliance and reporting processes Facilitating capacity building of qualified disadvantaged, minority- and woman-owned and small businesses
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