TAMC has been planning the extension of rail service to Monterey County (the “Monterey County Rail Extension Project”) for over two decades. In that time, TAMC has completed a state-required Project Study Report and certified an Environmental Impact Report to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act. Using state funding, TAMC has performed the planning, due diligence environmental review, and design for the project.
HDR Engineering is under contract to do the final designs for track connections to a new layover facility in Salinas (Package 2) and track access improvements at the Gilroy station in Santa Clara County (Package 3), including two at-grade road crossings (10th Street and Luchessa Avenue). HDR's contract includes a task of coordinating with UPRR on any designs within UPRR rights-of-way in Salinas and Gilroy. This agreement (attached) will reimburse UPRR for their review of HDR's designs.
UPRR and TAMC previously entered into a design review reimbursement agreement, dated 2010, with no expiration date, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $200,000. UPRR never billed any work to that agreement, which is now voided and superseded by this new agreement. Other work anticipated for future agreements include a rail line capacity analysis and a construction agreement, for future consideration by this Board.