Regional Border Economic Development

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September 3, 2005

TTC – Purpose and Need• Move people and goods across

Texas faster, safer and more reliably

• Rapid population growth

• Increase in registered vehicles

• Increase in international truck traffic

• Forecasts indicate transportation demand will continue

Concentration of Truck Traffic

1998 Texas Truck Flows

TTC – Phased Development• Plans call for TTC to be developed

over the next 50 years or so

• Built as needed and as private sector funding makes it feasible

TTC – Conceptual Development

Current Transportation Needs

• Provide alternative to I-35 - Oklahoma to Mexico/Gulf Coast Element

• Develop I-69 – Northeast Texas to Mexico element

TTC – Priority Routes

TTC-35 Milestones

Comprehensive Development Agreement

• July ’03 to November ‘04 Reviewed conceptual and detailed proposals from three developer teams

• December 16, 2004 Commission Action and Award• March 11, 2005 CDA signed with Cintra-Zachry

Environmental Study• February 2004 Official kick-off/Notice of Intent• Spring 2004 First round of public meetings

(26)• Fall 2004 Second round of public

meetings (44)• Spring 2005 Third round of public meetings

(47)

TTC-35 Preliminary Corridor Alternatives

TTC-35 Environmental Study Continues

• Preliminary alternatives to be narrowed to preferred corridor alternative

• Fall 2005 – Public hearings to get comments on the preferred corridor

• Spring 2006 - Expected completion of Initial environmental study

• Additional studies needed to determine route and authorize construction

TTC-35 Schedule – Two Concurrent Processes

CDA ProcessCDA ProcessSelect Long-term Partner (Dec. 16 ‘04)

Initial Scope of Work

Facility Development

Project 1

Project 2

Project 3

Environmental ProcessEnvironmental ProcessTier One (Ongoing)

Project 1 Tier Two

Project 2 Tier Two

Project 3 Tier Two

TTC-35 CDA Contractual RelationshipTxDOT

Passenger Rail

Truck Toll Roads

Freight RailToll Roads Utilities

Private Sector Developer (Master CDA Contract)

Master Planned Projects

Master Planned Projects

Independent Facility

Agreements*

Independent Facility

Agreements*Facility 1 - DBOMFacility 2 - DBFO

Facility 1 - DBBFacility 2 - DBFO

Facility 1 - DBFacility 2 - DBFO

Facility 1 - DBBFacility 2 - DBFO

Facility 1 - DBFacility 2 - DBFO

* Separate Contracts. Some Negotiated with Developer and Others Publicly Procured.

• Cintra, Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte, S.A. (Spain)• Zachry Construction Corp. (San Antonio, TX)

Cintra-Zachry Team

• Ferrovial-Agromán

• Earth Tech, Inc.

• PriceWaterhouseCoopers

• JP Morgan Securities

• Bracewell & Patterson

• Pate Engineers, Inc.

• Aguirre & Fields LP

• Rodriguez Transportation Group

• OTHON, Inc.

• Railroad Industries Incorporated

• Amey

• Mercator

• Public Resources Advisory Group

• Southwestern Capital Markets

• National Corporate Network

• HRM Consultants

Highlights of Cintra-Zachry Proposal

• A 50-year partnership with near, mid, and long term projects to develop the Trans-Texas Corridor from Oklahoma to Mexico

• Anticipates over $6 billion in near-term transportation construction projects

• Anticipates a payment in excess of $1 billion to TxDOT for additional transportation projects within the Corridor

• Negotiate the right to operate and collect tolls for up to 50 years

Highlights are Conceptual

• All proposed Facility alignments, locations, financing, and schedules shown in the following slides are conceptual and subject to the following:

– NEPA process and public input

– Environmental approvals

– FHWA approvals

– TxDOT review and approvals

– Final traffic and revenue forecasts and financial modeling

Near-, Mid-, and Long-Term Facilities

Conceptual

SH 130 – Segments 5 and 6SH 130 – Segments 5 and 6

Dallas Southeast ConnectorDallas Southeast Connector

Dallas Northeast ConnectorDallas Northeast Connector

Georgetown to TempleGeorgetown to Temple

Temple to Dallas SE ConnectorTemple to Dallas SE Connector

San Antonio Southeast LoopSan Antonio Southeast Loop

UP Railroad Relocation (MoPac)UP Railroad Relocation (MoPac)

IH 10 Expansion, Seguin to San Antonio SE LoopIH 10 Expansion, Seguin to San Antonio SE Loop

SH 130 – Segments 1 to 4SH 130 – Segments 1 to 4

Near Term (2005 – 2010)Near Term (2005 – 2010)

Mid Term (2010 – 2025)Mid Term (2010 – 2025)

Long Term (2025 - )Long Term (2025 - )

San Antonio to Rio Grande ValleySan Antonio to Rio Grande Valley

Dallas to Austin Freight RailDallas to Austin Freight Rail

Dallas to Austin High Speed RailDallas to Austin High Speed Rail

Austin – San Antonio High Speed RailAustin – San Antonio High Speed Rail

Forth Worth Southwest & Northwest ConnectorForth Worth Southwest & Northwest Connector

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Toll Road – S. of Austin to San Antonio

Toll Road – S. of Dallas to E. of Dallas

Toll Road – E. of Dallas to N. of Dallas Initial

Toll Road – Georgetown to Temple Scope

Toll Road – Temple to S. of Dallas of Work

Toll Road – S. of San Antonio to E. of San Antonio

Railroad Relocation Project – Central Texas

Proposed Cintra Near-Term FacilitiesEstimated Construction and Right of Way Costs*

► $ 710,000,000► $ 710,000,000

► $ 1,793,000,000 ► $ 1,793,000,000

► $ 775,000,000 ► $ 775,000,000

► $ 986,000,000 ► $ 986,000,000

► $ 1,694,000,000 ► $ 1,694,000,000

► $852,000,000 ► $852,000,000

► $489,000,000 ► $489,000,000

*Estimates are subject to the environmental process and final terms.*Estimates are subject to the environmental process and final terms.

Proposed Cintra Near-Term Facilities Concession Fees*

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Toll Road – S. of Austin to San Antonio

Toll Road – S. of Dallas to E. of Dallas

Toll Road – E. of Dallas to N. of Dallas Initial

Toll Road – Georgetown to Temple Scope

Toll Road – Temple to S. of Dallas of Work

Toll Road – S. of San Antonio to E. of San Antonio

Railroad Relocation Project – Central Texas

► $ 36,700,000 ► $ 36,700,000

► $ 580,000,000 ► $ 580,000,000

► $ 407,900,000 ► $ 407,900,000

► $ 116,300,000 ► $ 116,300,000

► $ 32,300,000 ► $ 32,300,000

*Estimates are subject to the environmental process and final terms.*Estimates are subject to the environmental process and final terms.

I-69/TTC - Milestones

Background• ISTEA and TEA 21 Designated as Congressional High Priority

Corridor (Port Huron, Michigan to Texas/Mexico border)

• 1998 FHWA approval for environmental streamlining

• 2000 I-69 national corridor divided into 32 subsections

• 2001 TxDOT selects engineering consultant

Environmental Study• January 2004 Official kick-off/Notice of Intent• Spring 2004 First round of public meetings (11)• Spring 2005 Expanded study area

I-69/TTC – ExpandedStudy Area

I-69/TTC – Environmental Study Continues

• Identifying reasonable corridor alternatives is ongoing• Summer 2005 – Public meetings to get comments on the

reasonable corridor alternatives• Winter 2005 - Identify preferred corridor alternative based

on comments from previous public meetings• Spring 2006 – Public hearings to get comments on the

preferred corridor • Winter 2006 - Expected completion of initial environmental

study • Additional studies needed to determine route and authorize

construction

I-69/TTC Comprehensive Development

Agreement

• It will likely be modeled after the CDA for TTC-35

• No proposals have been submitted

Trans-Texas Corridor

Questions and Discussion

Amadeo Saenz, Jr., P.E.Assistant Executive Director

Engineering Operations125 East 11th Street125 East 11th Street

Austin, TX 78701-2483Austin, TX 78701-2483

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