Innovative Partnerships: Working Together for Exceptional Results Craig Lamothe, AICP Senior Project Manager Engineering & Facilities Metro Transit Mn/DOT – ACEC/MN Annual Conference March 2, 2010
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Twin Cities UPA Program Tolling, Transit, Telecommuting & Technology TollingTransitTeleworkTechnology
Twin Cities UPA Schedule Application submitted Federal award announced Pre-award authority granted Enabling legislation/ local match I-35W MnPASS Lane Majority of transit projects Cedar Grove Station Apr. Aug. Nov. May Sep. Dec. Spring Lakeville transit projects Driver Assist System
Twin Cities UPA Funding Tolling, Transit, Telecommuting & Technology $133.3MFederal Funding (5 sources) $24.8MTrunk Highway Bonds $16.7MState GO Bonds $4.0MRegional Transit Capital Bonds $3.2MGeneral Fund $800KTrunk Highway Funds Over $20MOther Federal, State & Local funds
Same Week business items Totally At-Risk activity (7 mos.) Design without NEPA approval Design before property acquisition Exercising option of eminent domain Early completion incentives Overtime (weekends and evenings) Significant detours and closures Innovative Delivery Techniques
Twin Cities UPA Organization Urban Partners Mn/DOT Met Council Nick Thompson Craig Lamothe Steering Committee Executive representation Communications Committee Communicators from each organization or agency Project Leads Project managers for each project with organizational structures of their own
Marq2 – Chef Ramsays Hells Kitchen Shafer Contracting Company, Inc. Meisinger Construction Company, Inc.
Communication and Coordination Partnering Weekly stakeholder meetings Project updates Construction updates Paving & traffic alerts
Before and after study of all UPA/CRD cities Final report (2012) –Innovative partnerships Twin Cities UPA program goals % congestion reduction within 3 years 1,400 new park-and-ride spaces 500 new I-35W Corridor teleworkers (ROWE) 1500 new regional teleworkers National Evaluation