Hercules City Council Meeting
March 26, 2024
CCTA Feasibility Study for Ferry Service Expansion
Feasibility Study Partners
Overview of Contra Costa County Ferry Terminal Locations 2 Richmond Ferry Terminal
Initial Ferry Service Assessment Approach
A simple Benefit/Cost Analysis
3 Benefits
Costs
Demand Potential
Additional transit connections for Equity Priority Communities Indirect benefits from nearby development
Waterfront access
Reducing car trips to SF
Greenhouse Gas reduction
Road congestion reduction
Operating costs
Capital costs
Landside Costs
Waterside costs
Operations and Maintenance Facility
Vessel Procurement
Initial and Annual Maintenance Dredging
Existing and planned conditions at the proposed ferry terminal are evaluated against the current existing Richmond ferry terminal Demand Potential
City of Richmond
Ferry Location 1
3 Demand Potential
Initial Ferry Feasibility Assessment
Travel Demand to SF Ferry Terminal
Transit travel times
Driving travel times
Residents within ¾-mile walkshed
Jobs within ¾-mile walkshed
Residential density
Job density
Existing transit connections
Existing active transportation connections
Planned transit connections
Planned active transportation connections
Notes: Travel Demand to SF Ferry Terminal is for 2022
1 Prop SF Vessel: Billie J
WETA Vessel: Dorado Vessel
Vessels Evaluated and Operating Authority
Passenger Capacity: 320
Bike Capacity: 25
Max Speed: 32 knots
Vessel Purchase Cost: $21 million
Ownership: WETA and operated by contractor
Passenger Capacity: 70
Bike Capacity: 8
Max Speed: 38 knots
Vessel Purchase Cost: $3 million
Ownership: Prop SF and operated by Prop SF under contract with WETA Notes:
Vessel Types were recommended by WETA. They represent the currently available and approved vessels. The vessel choices for the actual service can be different as new products becoming available.
Bike capacity is based on the existing vessels and can be customized. 3 Overall has optimal development and transportation plans to support ferry service yet capital cost is a challenge.
The Hub location has expensive dredging costs, yet the development costs of the Point location make it far more expensive relative to the Hub location.
Detailed assessment of capital costs for the Hub and the Point locations to understand the challenges and benefits associated with each site as it relates to capital costs.
Evaluation of the optimal ferry service provider for initial and long-term service.
Conduct further research on the feasibility of emerging vessel, low and zero emission technologies for ferry service, as well as policy implications and costs associated with implementing these technologies when planning ferry service.
Benefits of Demand Potential: Hercules
4 Annual Operating Costs by Service Type – Hercules
Type of Service
Service Level 1
Peak service only
Service Level 2
All day weekday
Service Level 3
All day weekday & weekend
Richmond Service
All day weekday & weekend
WETA Cost
$16.8M
$21.0M
$24.2M
FY2023- 24
$10.2M
Prop SF Cost
$10.6M
$12.3M
$13.7M
Proposed
One-Way Trips
20 (WETA)
24 (Prop SF)
25 25 (Weekday)
10 (Weekend)
28 (Weekday)
10 (Weekend)
Source Notes: WETA & Prop SF | *Additional services in Service Level 1 for Prop SF to accommodate for vessel size capacity. | Number of Round trips have been rounded up | 2023 USD $ 4 1 WETA operating costs include vessel crew labor, vessel fuel, vessel O&M, Facility O&M and System Expenses 1 2 Prop SF assumed operating expenses include maintenance and repairs. However, the assumed costs do not include vessel purchase/lease costs and the cost of a maintenance facility. 2 The Point
The Hub
Capital Costs: Hercules (The Point & The Hub)
Source Notes: Site evaluation based on the Illustrative Master Plan of the Hercules Bayfront | 50% contingency added for the Point location to help distinguish cost variance due to Point location being a brownfield. Vessel Purchase Cost: is based on a 20% Spare ratio Hercules Total Capital Costs
WETA Dorado Vessel*:
The Point: $61.6M
The Hub: $59M
Prop SF Billie J Vessel
The Point: $47.4M
The Hub: $44.2M
Vessel Purchase Cost:
WETA Dorado Vessel: $76M
Prop SF Vessel: $11M
The Point had a higher cost due to its location farther away from development.
Capital Costs include:
Landside costs: utilities, pavement, landscaping, site civil Waterside costs: piles, float and shelter items, construction, cost of pier, gangway *Proportional Share of Operations and Maintenance Facility: Only applicable to the WETA Dorado Vessel with an estimated cost of $10.2M 4 Dredging Costs: Hercules (The Point & The Hub)
The Point
The Hub
4 Hercules Point
Hercules Hub
Emerging Ferry Technology
5 Thank you!
Timothy Haile
Executive Director
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