1. CHARLENE FITZGERALD APRIL 3, 2012 ROADS AND STREETS Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization

2. Yuma Region Border Projects Juan Sanchez Boulevard San Luis POE I Avenue 3E Widening Archibald Improvements - South Bound Traffic Main Street Improvements – US 95 Transportation Enhancement Avenue E Extension Staging Area for San Luis POE II Rail Corridor Study

3. Yuma Region Border Projects YMPO RTP update 2014-2037 US 95 Widening – Fortuna Wash Bridge Air Quality/Greening the Border Initiatives Border Wait Study Economic Impact Analysis

4. Yuma Region Border Projects YMPO RTP update 2014-2037 US 95 widening Air Quality/Greening the Border Initiatives

5. SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC SAN LUIS I

6. Multimodal Recommendations Map

7. Rail Corridor Study THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS RAIL LINE CORRIDOR STUDY ARE AS FOLLOWS: IDENTIFY THE OPTIMAL RAIL LINE CORRIDOR WITHIN YUMA COUNTY THAT WOULD CONNECT TO THE UNION PACIFIC SUNSET ROUTE MAIN LINE ON THE NORTH AND POTENTIALLY TO THE FERROMEX RAIL LINE RUNNING BETWEEN HERMOSILLO AND MEXICALI ON THE SOUTH THE IDENTIFIED RAIL LINE CORRIDOR IS INTENDED TO ENABLE THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PRESERVE THE NEEDED RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE RAIL LINE TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE FUTURE WHEN WARRANTED DETERMINE THE LOCATION AND FACILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RAIL LINE CROSSING OF THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER WITH TENTATIVE APPROVAL OF THE FEDERAL AND LOCAL AND FOREIGN AGENCIES

8. Rail Corridor Study  Study Area The study area is approximately bounded as follows: On the west by the Arizona State Line On the north by the Union Pacific Sunset Route main line On the east by South Fortuna Road and its extension On the south by the Ferromex rail line

9. STUDY OBJECTIVES Determine a desirable border crossing location that accommodates future commodity flows. Recommend a feasible rail corridor in Yuma County between Mexico and Arizona. Conduct public involvement activities to promote and solicit public input. Identify short term freight related economic development that can be expanded to meet long term needs.

10. REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE SHORT LINE

11. TRADE CORRIDORS

12. GUAYMAS MOVES INTO OPERATION AS A SEAPORT FOR CONTAINER CARGO

14. LONG TERM RAIL OPPORTUNITIES AND BENEFITS

15. What’s this all about? What do all of the terms mean? Why Study Rail In Yuma? Position Yuma Economically for future trade options Expand the Yuma’s market share with Agriculture products Maximize Yuma’s strategic location in the World Trade Market Maximize Trade with Mexico Make better use of the Union Pacific Railroad that passes through Yuma 1 TEU = 1 – Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit 1 TEU A short line railroad is a small or mid- sized railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance relative to larger, national railroad networks Marine Terminal Terminal Capacity Long Beach 7.3 Million TEU Los Angeles 8.5 Million TEU Proposed Punta Colonet 6.0 Million TEU Guaymas 175,392 TEU Short Line Train