Valley Link Rail Project
2023 City of Lathrop Update
Project Overview
2 • 42-mile Alignment
• 2 Phases (22- and 20-miles)
• New track and 7 stations
• Mega-Regional Connectivity
• BART/ACE/CAHSR
Project Overview
3 Initial Operating Phase
• 22-miles of new track
• 4 Stations
• Layover and operations
and maintenance /
support facility sites
• Connectivity to existing
passenger rail systems
Project Overview – Mountain House to Lathrop
Alternatives
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Dublin/Pleasanton Station
An aerial double-track station platform At-grade concourse Located south of I-580 and above county-owned existing flood canal and
access road
Convenient access to BART station
platform and Iron Horse Trail Connects to Valley Link median at-grade guideway via double track fly-over
structure over eastbound I-580 and
BART tail-tracks
6 Dublin/Pleasanton Valley Link Platform
7 Dublin/Pleasanton Station Passenger Experience
• Iron Horse Trail
Project will provide
separated
pedestrian and
bicycle paths to
improve transit
passenger
transfers
8 Westbound I-580 Median Flyover
9 I-580 Median Flyover after Greenville Road to Altamont Pass Road
10 New Mountain House Community Station
• Located west of Mountain House
Parkway near the I-205/Mountain
House Parkway interchange. • At-grade, double-track Valley Link station platform
Surface parking lot north of the
tracks with parking spaces and
bus bays
Increased opportunity for Transit
Oriented Development/Transit
Oriented Communities
11 New Mountain House Community Station
Schedule
12 Subsequent CEQA / NEPA
Environmental
Funding
Total project cost = $1.86 billion
Measure BB $400 Million
Bridge Toll $188 Million
Local Agency Contributions $200 Million
State Transportation Funds $30 Million
Developer Fees $26 Million
Total $844 Million
13 Over one-third of funds identified for
the project through local sources: • Approved by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) into Project Development under the
Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program – the
largest federal transit funding program
• Adopted as a regional CIG Program priority in
MTC’s Regional Grant Strategy for the federal
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Level 2
priority in MTC’s Major Project Advancement
Policy (MAP) • Awarded $25 million in funding for project development under the State’s recent Transit
and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) cycle
with MTC endorsement
Targeted funds to complete project:
Federal CIG - New Starts $450 Million
State Transportation Funds $575 Million
Total $1.02 Billion
Vehicles – Zero Emission Multiple Units
14 • Available zero-emission vehicle technology
• Supports both environmental and economic sustainability goals • Leverages existing state and regional investments
• Resiliency of operations
• Meets Buy America for federal funding eligibility
Hydrogen Production Facility – SB 746
15 • Governor signed bill this week to amend California Government Code Section 4217.10 – 4217.18 on energy
conservation projects and contracting
• Adds Valley Link as an eligible public agency with
electrolytic hydrogen as an eligible form of alternative energy
• Ensures that hydrogen produced and used by Valley Link as an energy storage medium for renewable electric energy
generation is eligible for all provisions of the law
• Includes all provisions of energy service contracting relating to the financing, construction, and operation of facilities as well as the use and sale of hydrogen as a form of alternate energy in the best interest of the public
Hydrogen Production Facility Initiative
16 Spring 2022
Vision
September 2022
Board Adopted
Feasibility Study
December 2022
Board Approved
Strategic
Collaboration
December 2022
ARCHES
Proposal
Project Overview – Mountain House to Lathrop
Alternatives, SJCOG SB125 Working Group
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