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 <br /> <br />WBS0103MWBS0103M <br />IftheBoardapprovesthisrefinement,GoTrianglestaffwillsubmitanenvironmentalreͲevaluation <br />totheFTAtocomparetheenvironmentaleffectsoftheproposedrefinementtotheeffects <br />previouslydisclosedintheDraftEnvironmentalImpactStatement(DEIS)anddetermineifthe <br />commitmentsoutlinedintheAmendedRecordofDecisionmitigatetheeffects.FTAwillthen <br />determineifadditionalenvironmentaldocumentationisneeded(e.g.,NCCUSupplemental <br />EnvironmentalAssessment)oriftheexistingenvironmentaldocumentationissufficient. <br /> <br />FinancialImpact <br />Thecostestimatefortheproposedchangeisapproximately$8millionmorethanthebaseline <br />design.Thisisprimarilyduetoalongertrackalignment,additionalrequiredsiteandroadway <br />construction,andadditionalrealestateacquisition. <br /> <br />AspartofFTAͲrequiredcostmanagementpractices,changestothebasecostestimate(both <br />savingsandincreases)associatedwithchangesintheprojectdesignaretrackedthroughout <br />Engineering(finaldesign)andconsideredtogether.Althoughtheoverallprojectbudgetissetat <br />entryintoEngineeringat$2.476billion,itistypicaltoshiftexpendituresbetweenFTAcost <br />categoriestomeettheneedsoftheproject.Inotherwords,savingsinoneareacancoverfor <br />additionalexpendituresinanotherarea.Thisallowstheagencyandtheprojectteamtousethe <br />finaldesignprocesstobetteralignspendingwithgoalsandvalues. <br /> <br />Attachments <br />x MapshowingtheexistingandproposedlocationsfortheGatewayStation. <br />x MemofromtheTODConsultantdescribingstationlocationrecommendationsand <br />quantitativeanalysisofthedevelopmentpotentialattheGatewayStation. <br /> <br />StaffContact <br />x DannyRogers,919Ͳ485Ͳ7579,drogers@gotriangle.org <br />Page 9 of 25 <br />9