Applications/Projects for HSIPR Funds

Current Request: Fiscal Year 2010 Federal HSIPR Program Funds ($2.4 billion – Florida Funding)

On March 11, 2011, FRA issued a Notice of Funding Availability to redistribute approximately $2.4 billion in funding.  MDOT submitted 4 applications and was included in one joint multi-state application with Illinois (lead).  Applications submitted on April 4, 2011 included:

• Service Development Program
  MI: Chicago Hub: Kalamazoo-Dearborn2 SDP  (Revised posting information. The original attachment was mis-posted.) $196.5 million to fund infrastructure improvements on the NS segment to raise speeds to 110 mph. A Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Dearborn to Kalamazoo Corridor Acquisition and Improvements Project was signed by FRA on September 16, 2011. An Environmental Assessment (EA) for Norfolk Southern Railway Section Improvements from Dearborn to Kalamazoo was completed on August 31, 2011.
• Individual Projects (FD/C)
  MI: Chicago Hub: Kalamazoo-Dearborn Deferred Maintenance Project (Revised posting information. The original attachment was mis-posted.) $5.2 million for funding a maintenance program on the NS segment for FY 2011 construction season.
  MI: Chicago Hub: West Detroit Connection Track Universal Crossover $2.9 million to add a universal crossover to the project selected for funding in Round 2.
  Midwest Next Generation Train Equipment procurement Illinois lead $366.7 million to fund replacement equipment for all three Michigan services.
• Individual Projects (PE/NEPA)
  MI: Chicago Hub: Ann Arbor Station $3.5 million for PE/NEPA work for a new station at Fuller Road in Ann Arbor.
  

Round 2 - Fiscal Year 2010 Federal HSIPR Program Funds ($2.5 billion)

In the spring of 2010, FRA solicited applications and proposals for remaining FY 2009 Construction funds, FY 2010 Planning funds, and Multi-State planning proposals. The application period closed on May 19, 2010, for these solicitations. 

In the summer of 2010, FRA solicited applications and proposals for FY 2010 Individual Projects (i.e., PE/NEPA and FD/Construction) and FY 2010 Service Development Programs. The application period closed on August 6, 2010, for these solicitations. 

The results of MDOT’s  applications were as follows:

• Fiscal Year 2010 Individual Projects (up to $245 million) 80/20 Match
  MDOT submitted three grant applications on August 6, 2010 for 3 individual projects totaling $40.1 million. FRA did not select any of the projects for funding.
• Fiscal Year 2010 Service Development Plan (Up to $2.125 billion) 80/20 Match     
  MDOT submitted a grant application for the Michigan-Chicago Hub-Kalamazoo-Dearborn  on August 6, 2010 which was selected for partial funding ($150 million).  MDOT is working with FRA to develop a plan that addresses the components of the application including ownership and infrastructure improvements which would allow for passenger speeds up to 110 mph between Kalamazoo and Dearborn.
• Fiscal Year 2009 Residual Funds - Construction Projects 50/50 Match - ($65 million)
  MDOT submitted a grant application for the West Detroit Connection Track Project  on May 19, 2010. Total project cost is anticipated to be $15,825,546. This project was selected by FRA for funding. In February 2008, MDOT’s Environmental Section completed their environmental study form for the project, including concerns to be addressed for mitigation. In February 2011, FRA issued a Categorical Exclusion with FONSI for the West Detroit Connection Track Project.
• Fiscal Year 2010 Planning Funds - 80/20 Match (approximately $50 million)
  MDOT as lead, submitted a multi-state grant application for the Chicago Hub (Chicago-Detroit/Pontiac) High-Speed Rail Corridor Program  on May 19, 2010 which was selected for funding by FRA through a Grant Cooperative Agreement in August 2011. Total project cost is $4,000,000. Project will provide the necessary funding to produce a Corridor Investment Plan which includes an updated service development plan and corridor-wide environmental document (Tier 1 EIS).
  

Round 1 - Fiscal Year 2009 Federal Recovery Funds ($8 billion)

The Passenger Rail Improvement and Investment Act (PRIIA), passed in October 2008 and established three new competitive grant programs for high-speed and intercity passenger rail capital improvements. In February 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law, appropriating $8 billion for these new high-speed and intercity passenger rail grant programs. FRA solicited first pre-applications and then final application for their first round of funding.

The results of MDOT’s applications were as follows:

• Track 1
  MDOT submitted nine applications on August 24, 2009 for FRA's High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program funding for the Chicago Hub (Chicago-Detroit/Pontiac) High-Speed Rail Corridor. Projects submitted totaled $833.4 million (2010 dollars) and pertained to Michigan's segment of the corridor. FRA selected three station application projects for $40.3 million: Troy/Birmingham, Dearborn, and Battle Creek (FRA Categorical Exclusion Worksheet). Other projects selected on this corridor were Indiana DOT being selected to receive $71 million for the Indiana Gateway  infrastructure improvements (CE Documentation and SHPO Coordination) and Illinois DOT being selected to receive $133 million for the Englewood Flyover infrastructure improvement project.
• Track 2
  MDOT submitted one application on October 2, 2009 for funding under Track 2 - Corridor Programs. This application consisted of a coordinated and comprehensive grouping of projects intended to provide significant improvements to the Chicago Hub (Chicago-Detroit/Pontiac) High-Speed Rail Corridor. Projects submitted totaled $993.6 million. Many of these projects were previously submitted as Track 1 projects.  This application was not selected for funding by FRA.
• Pre-Applications
  MDOT submitted seven pre-applications on July 10, 2009 for station and infrastructure work by segments of ownership totaling $563 million to the FRA’s High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program (HSIPR) for the Chicago Hub (Chicago-Detroit/Pontiac) High-Speed Rail Corridor. The pre-applications were required to be considered an eligible applicant.