1. Southwest Parkway and Chisholm Trail Briefings
Texas Department of Transportation
North Texas Tollway Authority
Regional Transportation Council
March 24, 2009
I’m Rick Herrington, Deputy Executive Director of the NTTA.
I’m Phil Russell, TITLE of TxDOT.

2. Agenda Project Overview Progress to Date Next Steps Funding
Southwest Parkway
Chisholm Trail
Progress to Date
Next Steps
Funding

3. Project Overview - SWP SWP -- 8.7 miles
IH 30 to Altamesa Blvd in Fort Worth
6-lane divided tollway
All-ETC
June 2005 – ROD for environmental clearance
Design 95% complete
ROW 90% acquired
Rick Herrington

4. Project Overview – Chisholm Trail
SWP (TxDOT)/Chisholm Trail – 19 miles
Altamesa Blvd. in Fort Worth to U.S. 67 in Cleburne
4-lane divided tollway
All-ETC
May 2004 – ROD for environmental clearance
Design 85% complete
ROW 90% acquired
Phil Russell

5. Progress to Date
Oct 2008 – Term Sheet between TxDOT and NTTA to combine SWP and CT into one project
Majority of right-of-way purchased
Design nearing completion
Investment grade traffic and revenue study underway for combined roadway
UPRR agreement – temporary hump lead constructed

6. Next Steps: Traffic and Revenue Report
Investment Grade Traffic and Revenue Study on SWP and CT combined project
Forecasts the amount of traffic that will be on the roadway determining the amount of revenue the project will produce
Expected to be complete in June

7. Next Steps: Environmental/Planning Documents
SWP
NTTA lead
Final environmental impact statement (FEIS) Re-evaluation; anticipated completion April 2009
Project Management Plan & Financial Plan; living documents, but initial review by FHWA ongoing; final approval June 2009 CT
TxDOT lead
Environmental Assessment Re-evaluation; anticipated completion Oct. 2009
Financial Plan; will complete for record, no formal submittal required

8. Next Steps: Finalize Design
SWP (NTTA)
NTTA lead
Design is at 95%
Expected completion June 2009
SWP (TxDOT) and CT (TxDOT)
TxDOT lead
Design is at 85%
Expected completion October 2009

9. Next Steps: Acquire ROW
SWP
TxDOT and City of Fort Worth lead
ROW acquisition 90% complete
16 parcels remaining, expected completion 2nd Qtr FY 2010 CT
TxDOT lead
17 parcels remaining, expected completion late 2009

10. Next Steps: UPRR Agreement
Formal Agreement between Project Partners and UPRR executed January 2009
Conceptually defines plan/rights/obligations to build SWP over UP Davidson Yard
Temporary hump lead implemented and being tested
Final Declaration of Intent by May 19, 2009
Determines whether or not project partners move forward with the project as specified in the agreement

11. Next Steps: Amount of NTTA Equity Available
Determine amount of NTTA equity availability
NTTA/TxDOT toll equity loan agreement
NTTA committed $400 million of equity between SH 161 and SWP and CT combined project
SH 161 finance plan expected 3rd or 4th quarter 2009
SWP and CT combined project receives remainder of equity available

12. Financial feasibility plan Funding agreement between NTTA/TxDOT
Next Steps: Develop Project and Funding Agreements for SWP/CT Combined Project
Financial feasibility plan
Funding agreement between NTTA/TxDOT
Project agreement between NTTA/ TxDOT
Expected completion 4th quarter 2009 or 1st quarter 2010

13. Schedule Recap
May 2009 – Determine whether or not we move forward with terms of UPRR agreement
June 2009 – Completion of traffic and revenue study
3rd or 4th Qtr 2009 – Amount of NTTA equity available
4th Qtr 2009 – Break ground on project (SWP Section 3 -- IH 20 interchange)
4th Qtr st Qtr 2010 – Project Agreement between the NTTA and TxDOT; TxDOT/NTTA finance plan for SWP/CT combined project
Anticipated open to traffic late 2012
And now Michael Morris is here to talk about the stimulus funds that will be allocated to the project.

14. Western Subregion Projects $ in Millions
ARRA $
Cat 2 $ Original
Cat 2 $ Swap
Other $
Southwest Parkway Interchange at IH 20 & SH 183 (phased construction)1
133.90
81.10
10.00
Southwest Pky Railroad Agreement2
49.87
IH 35W / IH 820 Interchange
US 67 Bypass at Southwest Pkwy3
25.00
RTR Set Asides:
Sustainable Dev. Program
Parker County
Wise County
1.01
12.40
5.00
RTR Projects/Uncommitted $:
Johnson County4
Parker County4
Tarrant County4
72.46
4.30
3.57
22.90
(Interest)
143.90
213.43
59.18
35.00
Serves as $250M public sector contribution to NTTA’s Southwest Parkway project ($133.9M ARRA, $81.1M Cat 2, $10M Other (STP-MM), and $25M Other (Earmark) on US 67 project)
Covers portions of NTTA and City of Fort Worth’s contributions
$25M Congressional Earmark for construction of Southwest Parkway in Johnson County.
Includes funding from RTR Account 1 and Account 2

16. Partnership and Leverage: $4 Billion
Project
Approach
DFW Connector Southwest Parkway S.H. 161 LBJ Eastern Projects Light Rail
TxDOT Design-Build NTTA Partnership NTTA Market Valuation TxDOT CDA RTC Partnership DART

17. QUESTIONS ?