City Council and Concurrent Authorities
May 23, 2023

Valley Link Rail Project
Agenda Item 15.1
Stockton City Council Meeting
May 23, 2023

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 Need and Benefits
4 Addresses California’s Crises:Climate•Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions•Brings new riders to existing transit•Provides resiliency in the transportation systemHousing Affordability •Connects affordable housing in Northern San Joaquin Valley to higher paying jobs in Bay AreaRacial Inequity and Income Inequality•Serves one of the State’s most significant areas of California Climate Investments Priority Populations for both State designated disadvantage and low-income communities•Creates new jobs and promotes economic recoveryBy 2040 Vision of Future Interoperability with ACE
5 Schedule
6 Subsequent CEQA / NEPA Environmental
Total project cost = $1.86 billion$400 MillionMeasure BB$188 MillionBridge Toll$200 MillionLocal Agency Contributions$30 MillionState Transportation Funds$26 MillionDeveloper Fees$844 MillionTotal7 Over one-third of funds identified for the project through local sources:Targeted funds to complete project:$450 MillionFederal CIG - New Starts$575 MillionState Transportation Funds$1.02 BillionTotal Funding•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 Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s (MTC) Regional Grant Strategy for the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law•Endorsed by MTC for project development funding under the State of California’s recent Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) cycle resulting in $25 million award 8 Valley Link Dublin/Pleasanton Station
VL D/P Station Connectivity to BART
9 •250 feet between station entrances•Estimated 3 to 5 minutes total walking time between station platforms•Consistent and compatible with Iron Horse Trail Project 10 VL D/P Station Passenger Experience•Iron Horse Trail Project will further enhance corridor for pedestrian and bicycle access, safety and connectivity •Iron Horse Trail Project will provide separated pedestrian and bicycle paths to improve transit passenger transfers 11 •Tri-Valley Transit Hub provides potential model of intermodal connectivity to Valley Link stations in San Joaquin County with local bus transit services VL D/P Station Connectivity to Tri-Valley Transit Hub
12 Isabel StationA double-track, at-grade Valley Link station platform in the median of I-580 just east of Isabel AvenueSurface parking lots providing parking spaces and bus bays located on site along East Airway Boulevard south of I-580.A pedestrian overcrossing from the parking lots over Arroyo Las Positas and eastbound I-580 to the median station platform, and an overcrossing of westbound I-580 (depending on available funding) Note: Station layout is preliminary and will be refined as design continues.

Southfront Road Station
13 A double-track, at-grade Valley Link station platform in the median of a widened I-580 between First Street and Vasco Road interchangesA surface parking lot providing parking spaces and bus bays on a site along Southfront Road between McGraw Avenue and Franklin Lane in LivermoreA pedestrian overcrossing from the parking lot over Southfront Road and eastbound I-580 to the median station platformPlatform design that accommodates a potential pedestrian overcrossing to the north of the I-580 (depending on available funding) subject to station area planning by the City of Livermore Note: Station layout is preliminary and will be refined as design continues.

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 14 Two sites to support train storage, maintenance, and operations associated with the Proposed Project:1. Mountain House OMF- a site east of Mountain House Parkway and north of I-205. 2. Tracy OMF Operations Support Site (OSS) - an approximately 200-acre property along West Schulte Road just west of Tracy. Includes proposed hydrogen production facility and onsite renewable energy farm.

Operations & Maintenance Facility Sites
15 Mountain House Layover Facility
16 Economic and Environmental Sustainability Vision
17 Updating TOD Policy for new Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Policy approved in September 2022.

Sustainability and Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Policies Adopted by Authority December 2019Goal to be a model of sustainability in the design, construction and operation of the Valley Link Rail Project.Policy Objectives:•Environment•Connectivity•Equitable Access•Station Area Plans Priority Development Areas (PDA)
Hydrogen Production Facility Initiative
18 Spring 2022 VisionSeptember 2022 Board Adopted Feasibility StudyDecember 2022 Board Approved Strategic CollaborationDecember 2022 ARCHES Proposal Thank you.