ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND TRANSPORTATION UPDATE Ralph A Cardenuto

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND TRANSPORTATION UPDATE Ralph A. Cardenuto APG Garrison

Transportation Developments and Challenges Improvement of Roads and Mass Transit • Federal Funding on improvement of all BRAC intersections • Funding for Multi-Modal Train Station at Aberdeen • Increase commuter/MARC train service from the north/south • Support Harford Co. Local Buses-operation Dollars APG’s Challenges • 8000+ new BRAC commuters to APG • Additional commercial development • No single solution pending for off-post traffic volume impacts Options to Meet Transportation Demand Management Goals • • • Car/ Van Pooling Flex Hours/ Telework Local/ Express Buses MARC/ Amtrak Multimodal Transportation Center & Transit Oriented Development

Transportation Successes • Contract award for the route 40 & 715 intersection upgrades • Army certification of APG’s Defense Access Roads (DAR) request • Establishment of the “Transportation Interagency Working Group” among MDOT, APG, Harford County, City of Aberdeen, and CSSC • Memorandum Of Understanding signed Oct 10 “ To implement Transportation Demand Management Practices in Support of Aberdeen Proving Ground regional growth, including the Base Realignment and Closure Actions of 2005” • Prepared Transportation Management Plan to: Ø Promote use of alternatives to single occupancy vehicle (SOV) travel Ø Create APG TDM Communication Program Ø Create incentive programs to encourage non-SOV travel Ø Promote work patterns to reduce peak demand

APG Mass Transit Information • Vanpools: 23 currently commuting to APG Approximately 350 enrolled in Mass Transit Benefit Program – Maryland: 6 • Cecil County: 1 • Harford County: 1 • Baltimore City: 2 • Baltimore County: 3 – New Jersey: 7 Pennsylvania: 1 Delaware: 6 Virginia: 1 * 2 ADDITIONAL VANPOOLS BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER/ 1 POTENTIALLY STARTING IN NOVEMBER • Train – Subsidy applications for train use submitted in September: 6 – Average shuttle bus riders for July: 15 • Subscription Bus : 2 from New Jersey ($450/mo) – Vendor began using 2 nd 55 -passenger bus in August • NEW SUBSIDY APPLICANTS PROCESSED FOR SEPTEMBER: 40

Revised Train Schedule (effective 14 Mar 11) AM Northbound Schedule (Mon-Fri) Train MARC 502 Dp Washington 6: 15 am Dp Baltimore/Penn 7: 10 am Dp Martin Airport 7: 23 am Dp Edgewood 7: 33 am Ar Aberdeen 7: 42 am Additional Trains, Mon-Fri Northbound Aberdeen Arrivals: 7: 42 am, 1: 59 pm, 4: 09 pm, 5: 59 pm, 6: 40 pm, 7: 57 pm, 8: 18 pm, 10: 40 pm Southbound Aberdeen Departures: 4: 48 am, 5: 48 am, 6: 38 am, 6: 57 am, 8: 18 am, 8: 35 am, 2: 37 pm PM Southbound Schedule (Mon-Fri) Train Marc 537 Amtrak 85 Dp Aberdeen 2: 37 pm Dp Edgewood MARC 449 MARC 579 MARC 451 5: 19 pm 6: 33 pm -- 2: 46 pm -- 6: 42 pm -- Dp Martin Airport 2: 57 pm -- 6: 52 pm -- Dp Baltimore/Penn 3: 20 pm 5: 42 pm 7: 08 pm 7: 25 pm Ar Washington 4: 07 pm 6: 25 pm 7: 15 pm 8: 17 pm

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