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Muni Maintenance FacilityThe MUNI Metro East Maintenance Facility is an integral part of the Muni Third Street Light Rail Project's Initial Operating Segment. It will be built on a site just northwest of Pier 80. Due to the State Highway Account shortfall, state funding for this project was delayed to FY2007/08. In August 2004, the California Transportation Commission approved a STIP amendment to allow MUNI to receive an advance of $22.57 million in local funds to pay for a portion of the Metro East Maintenance Facility, which will subsequently be reimbursed by the State in FY 2007/08, when the funds become available in the STIP. In August 2004, the Authority approved an initial loan of $12.059M and MUNI is now requesting the balance of $10.511M to fund construction of the Metro East Maintenance Facility. Note the CTC AB 3090 guidelines require an obligation of funds within 12 months of the AB 3090 agreement approval. Our remaining obligation must be completed prior to June 2005 to meet the CTC guidelines. The Metro East contract was advertised on March 4, 2005 and contract award is scheduled for June/July 2005. This action is consistent with the Prop K Strategic Plan adopted in March 2005. Radio System Replacement ProjectSFMTA has embarked on a project to replace and modernize its Radio Communications System, some elements of which date back to the 1970s. In addition to providing verbal communication, the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) will incorporate up-to-date technological features such as expanded data transmission and simulcasting. It will integrate multiple vehicle information systems, including: the Vehicle Logic Unit, Automated Vehicle Location, Wireless Local Network, Digital Vehicle Announcement System, Automated Passenger Counting, Transit Signal Priority, Fare Collection, Video Surveillance, Vehicle Health Monitoring, Computer-Aided Dispatch, Mobile Dispatch, Reporting System, Traveler Information, Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV), and Personal Interactive Information systems. SFMTA received design-build proposals from the two pre-qualified bidders in June 2011. Negotiations with the responsive bidder to refine scope and contract language are expected to be complete by December 2011. Construction is slated for completion in December 2013. After testing and commissioning, final switch to the new system is now expected in 2014. Upon execution of the design-build contract, SFMTA will be requesting a waiver of the cutover deadline, currently December 2012, from the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). The project cost is estimated at $83 million, to which the Authority is contributing $72 million in Prop K funds. Central Control and Communications CenterIn 2008, the SFMTA initiated the Central Control and Communications (C3) program to expand and modernize its transportation central control capabilities and facilities. In addition, the C3 program will provide the systems necessary to meet the SFMTA's strategic objectives of improving transit reliability, accommodating current operational needs, and satisfying future needs, including the Central Subway—all important elements of SFMTA's Strategic Plan. The C3 program includes three main components. First, near-term improvements to the existing Operations Control Center (OCC) and related systems are required to maintain existing levels of service delivery. Projects to date have included replacement of back-up power, climate control, and automatic train control software in the existing OCC at 355 Lenox Way, as well as updated passenger announcement and display systems in the Metro subway. These improvements were needed irrespective of whether a new OCC is constructed and support the long-term objective of maintaining the current facility as a redundant backup. Prop K has supplied $900,000 in funding to these projects. Secondly, a new larger facility called the Transportation Management Center (TMC) will expand OCC operational capabilities and consolidate other command and control functions that are currently separated, including the Transit Line Management Center, Power Control Center, and SFGo Traffic Management Center, and Security Division. The TMC site was selected in 2010. In 2011, facility design was completed, with the 7-month construction contract expected to begin in April 2012. The associated Furniture, Furnishings, and Equipment project reached 95% design in 2011 and is on track to bring the TMC online in December 2012. Prop K has supplied nearly $20 million in funding for this project. Lastly, SFMTA has a long-term goal to establish its primary C3 control center to be located in the new Transbay Terminal. This project is currently in the planning stages, and will incorporate the knowledge and technology experience gained from the current near-term projects. Vehicle Fleet RenovationIn 2010, SFMTA began work on a project to replace critical drive-train components in at least 15 of its 205 40-foot Neoplan motor coaches, which constitute the backbone of the agency's fleet of standard diesel buses. This year they completed procurement of all parts needed for drive-train components and approximately 80% of the parts have been installed on the vehicles. The SFMTA's Trolley Coach Rebuild project was placed on hold due to layoffs in March 2010. In 2011 the SFMTA rehired two mechanics for the duration of the project and proceeded with the components replacements on 16 of the 40 articulated New Flyer Trolley Coaches remaining in the fleet. During April and May of 2010 the Authority worked with the SFMTA to partially restore a 10% cut in transit service, approving a $7 million Prop K grant for the overhaul of specific targeted systems in SFMTA's motor coach and trolleycoach fleets which allowed SFMTA to restore half of the transit service that had been cut earlier in the year. By September 2011, SFMTA has initiated campaigns to replace about $2.3 million in parts for the targeted coaches. Overhaul of the coaches is necessary to extend their useful lives until their scheduled dates of replacement. The SFMTA is continuing restoration of the eight light rail vehicles (LRVs) that sustained moderate to extensive structural damage resulting from collisions on the SFMTA system. Four more vehicles have been returned to service this year which brings the total of LRVs repaired through this project to six. In 2011 the SFMTA also continued the rehabilitation of 16 historic street cars, with 7 of them substantially completed and in various stages of testing and deployment. These vehicles will help improve service on the popular F-line. Rail Replacement ProjectsSections of Light Rail Vehicle tracks throughout the City have exceeded their anticipated useful service life, and in order to maintain and improve light rail service the tracks must be replaced. Construction began in the Spring 2011 on the Church and Duboce Track and Street Improvement Project and SFMTA is coordinating with the community throughout the construction process to minimize impacts. As the title suggest, the work includes more than just track replacement. The scope included streetscape enhancements to ensure a safer pedestrian environment. With the incorporation of community-based input and inter-agency support this coordinated joint venture served as a model for future capital projects. By integrating infrastructure and streetscape enhancements along with Better Streets policies, the Church and Duboce Track and Street Improvement Project will create a safer, more attractive, multimodal neighborhood environment. |
