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r+*ji=m 2 0 - Y E A R S T R A T E G I C B U S I N E S S P L A N <br />GARY STATION IMPROVEMENTS <br />There are three stations in Gary with low level boarding <br />platforms and which are past the end of their useful life. <br />Alternatives will be evaluated and selected through a future <br />NEPA evaluation. <br />ALTERNATIVE 1: STATION <br />CONSOLIDATION <br />NICTD undertook a study in 2012 that determined there <br />aresignificant travel time and construction costs savings to be <br />derived from consolidating Gary Metro Center and Miller at <br />a new location near 1 -65 and the Indiana Toll Road. The new <br />station would include 8 -car long, ADA- compliant high level <br />boarding platforms with a full service station and expanded <br />parking, providing easy access for passengers living along the <br />1- 65corridor. Benefits would include travel time improvements, <br />ridership efficiency, and reduced maintenance costs. <br />ALTERNATIVE 2: STATION <br />MODERNIZATION <br />This alternative would close the Clark Road station, and upgrade <br />the Miller and Gary Metro stations. The Miller station would <br />be rebuilt with high level boarding platforms at Clay Street. <br />The elevated Gary Metro station would be rebuilt with high <br />level boarding platforms in the same model as the East Chicago <br />station. Benefits would include travel time improvements, <br />maintaining mobility for local commuters, and maintaining <br />stations as an aspect of neighborhood redevelopment plans. <br />Although the Clark Road station would be closed, connections <br />to the Gary/Chicago International Airport would be made at <br />East Chicago or Gary Metro Center. <br />Project Capital Cost: <br />• Alternative 1: $38 million <br />• Alternative 2: $52 million <br />Proposed Cost Distribution: <br />• 50% of $38 million in capital costs paid with federal funds <br />• 50% of $38 million in capital costs will be from state or local <br />sources. Whether the source is state or local is a decision to <br />be made by the counties before the investment is made. A <br />county allocation could be based on derived benefits as well <br />as service factors. <br />• $14 million Alternative 2 premium paid by <br />local sources / grant / subsidy <br />12 page <br />