Capital Programs Committee - Granicus
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Capital Programs Committee November 2014 El Dorado Park & Ride
Transcript of Capital Programs Committee - Granicus
Capital Programs Committee
November 2014
El Dorado Park & Ride
• Project will accommodate demand for commuter bus service to meet growing ridership and parking capacity issues along Gulf Freeway corridor to downtown
o Provide solution to overcrowded Bay Area Park & Ride and Bay Area Park & Pool
o Bay Area Park & Pool is in TXDOT right-of-way and will be closing due to IH-45 construction and existing safety issues
o Relieve capacity constraints at Fuqua Park & Ride lot
• Multiple project sites have been investigated since the late 1990s
• “Gulf Freeway/Clear Lake Park & Ride” was identified in METRO Solutions/2003 referendum
• Current project location – El Dorado Boulevard at Glenwest Drive near IH-45 (Gulf Freeway) 2
Background
• Project scope
o Approximately 22-acre site o Approximately 1,225 parking spaces o Canopied bus platform with 3 bus bays o 15-minute headways during peak periods
• Forecasted ridership:
o 2015 – 900 daily boardings o 2030 – 1,300 daily boardings
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Background cont’d.
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Bay Area Park & Pool
• Projected cost of El Dorado Park & Ride - $16M to $18M
o Costs covered by FTA grant funds - $13.8M
o TX-03-0259 - $11.3M in total grant funds (75/25 split) o Cannot be reprogrammed
o TX-90-Y002 - $671K in total grant funds (80/20 split) o Can be reprogrammed for bus facilities only if done by
9/30/2015
o TX-90-Y031 - $1.9M in total grant funds (80/20 split) o Can be reprogrammed for bus facilities only if done by
9/30/2018
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Project Costs
• El Dorado Boulevard at Glenwest Drive site was environmentally cleared on 7/21/2011
• Property was acquired in July 2012 for approximately $3.7M
• METRO has spent approximately $5.2M (to date)
• Final Design plans are at City of Houston for approval
o Board approved Design Contract in April 2013
• Construction planned for 2nd quarter of FY 2015
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Current Status
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Park & Ride Lot
Origins Inside METRO Service
Area
Origins Outside METRO Service
Area Cypress 95% 5% El Dorado (forecast) 55% 45% West Bellfort 30% 70%
Note: Based on METRO 2012 license plate survey – El Dorado is forecasted based on METRO’s long range model
Ridership Comparisons
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Long Term O&M Costs
• 6 buses will be required to operate the new Park & Ride service • The fully allocated annual operating cost is $3.39M
o The cost includes bus depreciation
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Fuqua
South Point
El Dorado
Bay Area
Bay Area Park and Pool
Project Location
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Project Location
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EL DORADO PARK & RIDE – SITE PLAN
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EL DORADO PARK & RIDE – BIRD’S EYE VIEW
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EL DORADO PARK & RIDE – CANOPY STRUCTURE
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EL DORADO PARK & RIDE – CANOPY INTERIOR
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EL DORADO PARK & RIDE – WALK-THROUGH
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Recommendations
• Concurrence from Capital Programs Committee to move project forward in procurement process
• Will come back to Capital Programs Committee for approval of
construction contract
