{"id":20072,"date":"2013-07-22T08:11:17","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T12:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raleighpublicrecord.org\/?p=20072"},"modified":"2013-07-21T15:14:40","modified_gmt":"2013-07-21T19:14:40","slug":"federal-grant-for-union-station-will-determine-first-phase-of-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/transit\/2013\/07\/22\/federal-grant-for-union-station-will-determine-first-phase-of-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Grant for Union Station Will Determine First Phase of Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Raleigh\u2019s Passenger Rail Task Force met Wednesday morning to discuss the progress of Union Station \u2014 and the lack of funding that could make the proposed station smaller than anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>Craig Newton, a facilities engineer with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, presented the updated station master plan, which includes the complete viaduct building, plaza, rain garden, concourse and track improvements at a total cost of $73 million.<\/p>\n<p>The initial estimate was $60 million. The project is funded at $30 million so far, from $21 million in federal grant funding and a $9 million NCDOT match.<\/p>\n<p>That amount will cover phase 1A of development, which includes right-of-way acquisition for the west leg track realignment, at-grade crossing at Martin Street and the removal of the Cabarrus freight yard.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19922\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/union_station_site_plan-771x597.jpg\" alt=\"union_station_site_plan\" width=\"771\" height=\"597\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/union_station_site_plan-771x597.jpg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/union_station_site_plan-336x260.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/union_station_site_plan.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Provided by Clearscapes<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It will not cover the cost of right-of-way acquisition for the station and site, a second station track, the center island platform and canopy, the platform concourse, the Dillion Supply Viaduct building or grade-separated crossings at Martin and West Streets and the West Street Plaza.<\/p>\n<p>The project recently lost more than $15 million in funding after the NCDOT shifted that money to another project.<\/p>\n<p>The NCDOT is waiting to hear back about a federal Tiger V grant, which could enable officials to move forward with one of four options for phase 1B.<\/p>\n<p>Newton presented those options, each taking into account a different amount of grant funding: $6 million, $15 million, $28 million or $43 million.<\/p>\n<p>For example, a partial renovation of the viaduct building would enable the city to double the size of the current station, but that requires at least $15 million from the federal grant.<\/p>\n<p>Option three, which factors in $28 million from Tiger V, would pay for a civic plaza and entry at Martin and West Streets and a parking area.<\/p>\n<p>City officials will know the federal grant amount by the end of September.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a core management team led by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization continues to study safety, access and feasibility for at-grade crossings in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The West Raleigh and East Cary Corridor Safety and Mobility Study includes Gorman Street in Raleigh to NE Maynard in Cary.<\/p>\n<p>The group will complete the project scope of work by July 31 and meet again in August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An updated Union Station master plan was presented to the Passenger Rail Task Force on Wednesday, and the total cost has grown to $73 million. The city currently has $30 million to complete phase 1A of the project. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24107,"featured_media":19922,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15,14],"tags":[502],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20072"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}