Itemization of transportation assistance projects

Act 149 of 2004, § 401, under HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE CAPITAL BUDGET PROJECT ITEMIZATION ACT OF 2003-2004 - ENACTMENT.

Act 149 of 2004, § 401

Section 401. Itemization of transportation assistance projects.

(a) Mass transit.--Additional capital projects in the category of transportation assistance projects for mass transit in which an interest is to be acquired or constructed by the Department of Transportation, its successors or assigns and to be financed by the incurring of debt are hereby itemized, together with their estimated financial costs, as follows:

Total

Project

Project

Allocation

(1) Department of Transportation

(i) Improvements in construction, design, engineering analysis, high-tech manufacturing processes and equipment design for a high-speed Maglev line between Pittsburgh International Airport, the City of Pittsburgh and the eastern suburbs, eventually linking to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority infrastructure in eastern Pennsylvania, with the technology for precision fabrication having multiuse applicability to high-speed Maglev, bridge fabrication and repair, highway overpass fabrication and other uses to reduce costs and improve quality for the benefit of this Commonwealth

6,000,000

(Base Project Allocation - $5,000,000)

(Design and Contingencies - $1,000,000)

(b) Rural and intercity rail.--

Total

Project

Project

Allocation

(1) Allegheny Valley Railroad

(i) Repair flood-damaged rail infrastructure from Glenwood to Washington, PA, on Allegheny Valley Railroad, including all elements of rail infrastructure, restore bridges and replace damaged signals and other related materials

814,000

(Base Project Allocation - $740,000)

(Design and Contingencies - $74,000)

(ii) Repair flood damage and reconstruct main line access track to an interchange of Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad and Allegheny Valley Railroad in Allegheny County

4,510,000

(Base Project Allocation - $4,510,000)

(2) Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad

(i) Repair flood-damaged rail infrastructure on main line as well as Butler Yard, including reconstruction of damaged sections, replacement of damaged signals and equipment and replacement of all other rail infrastructure materials to restore customer service from Lake Erie to Pittsburgh

1,320,000

(Base Project Allocation - $1,200,000)

(Design and Contingencies - $120,000)

(3) Buffalo and Pittsburgh

(i) Repair flood-damaged rail infrastructure on Shawmut Subdivision in Armstrong County, Laurel Subdivision in Cameron County, main line infrastructure in Jefferson, Indiana, Armstrong and Butler Counties and the PW Subdivision in Lawrence and Beaver Counties, including crossings, bridge structures, signals and other related rail infrastructure

1,320,000

(Base Project Allocation - $1,200,000)

(Design and Contingencies - $120,000)

(ii) Repair flood-damaged PW subdivision in Butler and Allegheny Counties, including access to and interchange with Allegheny Valley Railroad and repairs to Butler Shop and adjacent rail infrastructure including switches, signals, bridges and other related rail infrastructure

2,090,000

(Base Project Allocation - $1,900,000)

(Design and Contingencies - $190,000)

(4) Delaware & Hudson Railway

(i) Repair flood damage and reconstruct main line from Scranton to Sunbury

300,000

(Base Project Allocation - $300,000)

(ii) Lower Ditches, Culvert and Footer of One-Mile Tunnel, Factoryville, Wyoming County

260,000

(Base Project Allocation - $260,000)

(iii) Replace Railroad Bridge over RBM&N Railroad, Avoca, Luzerne County

380,000

(Base Project Allocation - $323,000)

(Land Allocation - $19,000)

(Design and Contingencies - $38,000)

(iv) Masonry Repairs to Bridge over Tunkhannock Creek, Nicholson, Wyoming County

7,000,000

(Base Project Allocation - $5,950,000)

(Land Allocation - $350,000)

(Design and Contingencies - $700,000)

(v) Repair Bearings, Pier Pedestals 2 and 3 and Void under Pier of Railroad Bridge over Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County

407,000

(Base Project Allocation - $345,000)

(Land Allocation - $21,000)

(Design and Contingencies - $41,000)

(5) Everett Railroad

(i) Reconstruct and repair main line and customer sidings as a result of flood water damages to restore rail service, including branch line railroads to customer locations in Bedford and Blair Counties

275,000

(Base Project Allocation - $250,000)

(Design and Contingencies - $25,000)

(6) Pittsburgh & Ohio Central

(i) Repair damaged rail infrastructure as a result of flood damages of Pittsburgh & Ohio Central Railroad from Washington County to Neville Island in Allegheny County, including the reconstruction of bridges and customer sidings as well as the reconstruction of Scully Yard and customer access road

3,080,000

(Base Project Allocation - $2,800,000)

(Design and Contingencies - $280,000)

(7) Susquehanna County Railroad authority

(i) Construction of new transload railroad facility in New Milford, including acquisition of property, design and other associated expenses

4,000,000

(Base Project Allocation - $4,000,000)

(8) Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway

(i) Repair flood and subsidence damages on Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway rail infrastructure in Allegheny, Washington, Westmoreland and Fayette Counties, including new signals, switches, ties, rail and other related materials and including improvement to and/or replacement of existing grade crossings, bridge structures, sidings and other related rail infrastructure

3,300,000

(Base Project Allocation - $3,000,000)

(Design and Contingencies - $300,000)

(ii) Replace Fox Stop Run Road Bridge, Fallowfield Township

1,000,000

(Base Project Allocation - $1,000,000)

(iii) Repair Scoured Center Pier and Rehabilitate P&WV Railway over Gultch Creek, Cecil

102,000

(Base Project Allocation - $102,000)

(9) Braddock, North Versailles, West Mifflin, Clairton, Penn Hills, Turtle Creek, East Pittsburgh

(i) Upgrade and Install Rail and Switches, Rehabilitation of Rails, Ties in Track and Switches, Rehabilitation of Road Crossings at USS Facility and Union Railroad Yards and Around Facility

5,020,000

(Base Project Allocation - $5,000,000)

(Design and Contingencies - $20,000)

(10) Pittsburgh and Ohio Central

(i) Rehabilitate, Repair Center Girded Lower Flange, North and South Girder Lower Flange, Replace All Lower Cover Plates on Span 1 and 3 over Chartiers Avenue, McKees Rocks, Allegheny County

200,000

(Base Project Allocation - $200,000)

(11) Pennsylvania Infrastructure Bank

(i) Capitalization of Infrastructure Bank for Rail Projects

5,000,000