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Show Major highway system construction Approx. 20-25 arterial and 5-10 lane miles of expressw ay annual Not consistent with community v alues or public policy (such as the State Energy Plan, State Transportation Plan and the New Visions Plan). Suburban town center development 5-10 lane miles per year; 150 total $175 M Cost at approx. $1 M+ per lane mile as mix of access and collector roads. Dev eloper-built or f inanced connections not included in the total. * ** ** *** Bus service expansion, BRT program with transit oriented development 100 route miles total including NY 5 $200 M capital $400 M add'l oper. Scale and cost estimated at 5-10 times that f or NY 5 BRT. * *** ** **** Guideway transit system with transit-oriented development 50 route miles guidew ay w ith 50 route miles of non-guidew ay BRT. $2,100 M capital $1,450 M add'l oper. Scale comparable to planned expansion in Portland ov er 20 y ears; capital cost of $40 M/mile deriv ed f rom Portland, Phoenix, and Columbus plans. Operating cost estimated at $1.25 M/y ear per linear mile. Includes ½ of BRT non-guideway plan also. * ** ** *** Table 4, continued Hypothetical "Big Initiative" Approximate Maximum Twenty- year scale in the Capital District Twenty-year cost estimate Comments Status Quo Trend Concen-trated Growth Trend Hyper- Growth Concen-trated Hyper Growth Managed lane program 50 route miles total w ith approx. 75 lane miles $750 M $10 M operating Scale at one or two lanes per center-line mile where phy sically f easible in Interstate sy stem in Albany County , extensions north, east, west. Cost at $10 M per lane mile * ** **** *** Take-a-lane program No feasible implementation for contra-flow lanes. Tolling existing toll-free facilities in theory could reach 100 more than supported w ith toll revenue- Not supported by traf f ic dy namics; no excess capacity in of f -peak to y ield a lane. Tolling existing toll-f ree f acilities not 1/7/2010 Effects of Alternative Development Sc… cdtcmpo.org/policy/june07/wa-doc.htm 52/60 |
