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RAIL PROJECT STATUS <br />Final Design <br />- 90% complete plans for all nine sections submitted for review to TTA and stakeholders <br />- Station site plan submittal process underway <br />Rail Operations Maintenance Facility <br />- Design-Build method of procurement <br />- One responsive price proposal received. Negotiations (within state bidding laws) <br />underway <br />Rail Care Procurement <br />- TTA Board award to UTS at November 17th Board meeting <br />- Negotiating purchase of 14 married pairs in initial order with options to purchase two <br />additional pairs <br />Construction <br />- ROMF -contingent upon LONP date <br />- Rail Project - as soon as fall `05 <br />Art in Transit <br />- Selection of artists in spring `05 <br />Revenue Operations <br />- Scheduled opening in late 2008 <br />STATUS OF AGREEMENTS <br />Railroads Agreements <br />- NCRR & CSX Agreements -completed <br />- Norfolk Southern O&M and Construction Agreements forecast completion March 2005 <br />Master Utility Agreement <br />- Final draft to be submitted to NCRR in March 2005 <br />Status of Interlocal Agreements <br />- Final draft agreement released to stakeholders for review <br />- Meetings with local governments ongoing <br />STATUS OF FTA NEW STARTS REPORT TO CONGRESS FOR FY'06 <br />Recent New Starts Submission: sent to FTA in August 2004 <br />Cost Effectiveness <br />- Ratio between ridership and project cost must be feasible <br />- A factor of the competitive process for Federal funding <br />Project Budget = $631 million (2004$) <br />11 <br />