1. ODOT Rail Study Status
Presented to ORULE October 2, Betsy Imholt Rail Study Director ODOT Rail Division

2. ConnectOregon II (HB 2278)
“The study shall include an assessment of the infrastructure, capacity demand and constraints, development of criteria for strategic investments and return on investment and identification of potential funding sources and strategies.”

3. Study Outline 2008-2009 Infrastructure Assessment Bridges Tunnel Track
Policy Analysis
Return on Investment
Funding Strategies
Economic Projections
Commodity Flow
Business Trends
State Ownership
Passenger Rail
Inter-city Service
Commuter Service
DEA $700K

5. Infrastructure
Condition assessment and upgrading/replacing cost estimates.
Will be complete by December.

6. Bridges (1500+) Scope: Condition assessment
Formulas for repair/upgrade/replace
Narrowing criteria:
Short lines only
Wood bridges >100 ft
Steel bridges
Use existing reports
POTB FEMA assessment
87 on site assessments
244 paper assessments
DEA $700K

7. Tunnels (69) Scope: Condition assessment
Cost estimates to repair/upgrade
Narrowing criteria:
Short lines only
Use existing reports
POTB FEMA assessment
17 on site assessments
7 paper assessments
Shannon & Wilson $438K

8. Track (2389 miles) Scope: Class of track Welded rail
286,000 pounds per car load
Narrowing criteria:
Short lines
1297 miles
ODOT Rail Free!

9. Policy Analysis Phase I (2008) ROI analysis Funding strategies
Phase II (2009)
Economic projections
Commodity flow
Business trends
State ownership

10. Passenger Rail Phase I (2008) Inter-city service comparison
Commuter rail study compilation
Phase II (2009)
Commuter rail expansion assessment
Eugene-Ashland expansion assessment

11. WES Commuter Rail
Current
Amtrak Route
Possible
Passenger Route

12. Timeline Phase I Complete December 2008
Infrastructure, ROI, funding, inter-city passenger service
Phase II Complete Spring 2009
Commuter rail, economic projections, commodity flows, business trends, state ownership
Final Report Summer/Fall 2009