U S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration

U. S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration East Bay Bus Rapid Transit (TEMPO) AC Transit/ Ramakrishna Pochiraju FTA TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - VIRTUAL OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2020

U. S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration FTA TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - VIRTUAL OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2020 TEMPO AC Transit, CA PROJECT DETAILS • • • Mode: Bus Rapid Transit Cost: $232 M Length: 9. 5 miles Stations: 34 Platforms: 46 level Boarding Buses: 27 – 60’ Diesel Hybrid New Flyer Project Ridership: 4, 738, 000 Delivery Method: Design/Bid/Build Revenue Service: August 9, 2020 Completion Date: December 2020 Insert project picture 2

U. S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration FTA TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - VIRTUAL OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2020 TEMPO AC Transit, CA KEY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES Utilities • Scheduling • Responsiveness • Commitments Approvals • Multiple agencies • Differing specifications Lack of authority Inaccurate as-builts 3

U. S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration FTA TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - VIRTUAL OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2020 TEMPO AC Transit, CA CHALLENGES • • • Betterment demands Multiple conflicting urban developments Conflicting permits Political pressures Community requests to change design or make improvements Side shows Civil unrest, lawlessness and reckless driving impacting workers and infrastructure COVID-19 Vandalism and theft 4

U. S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration FTA TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - VIRTUAL OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2020 TEMPO AC Transit, CA SYSTEM DEFINITION OP 54 considers “system” as all elements of the new service (busway, vehicles, stations). ACT separated the “civil” and “technology” critical safety “system” elements. 5

U. S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration FTA TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - VIRTUAL OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2020 TEMPO AC Transit, CA TESTING Contractor (contractually) required to : • • Prepare all testing plans Schedule and Undertake testing Prepare and implement training plans Documentation etc……. An unusual situation for which they were ill-prepared. 6

U. S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration FTA TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - VIRTUAL OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2020 TEMPO AC Transit, CA TESTING APPROACH Undertook testing of “civil” safety elements. Work-arounds were developed for the “technology” safety elements. Obtained early agreement. 7

U. S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration FTA TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - VIRTUAL OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2020 TEMPO AC Transit, CA PROJECT PROGRESS Construction activities progressed to a point where the civil elements were complete, but technology testing was behind. The un-utilized system was susceptible to homeless occupation, illegal dumping, infrastructure theft, graffiti and vandalism. 8

U. S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration FTA TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - VIRTUAL OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2020 TEMPO AC Transit, CA SSGA SCOPE ELEMENTS • Thirty-four (34) stations spaced every ½-mile • Transit signal priority and signal coordination • Real-time message signs • Pre-paid boarding with TVM & CCR / proof of payment fare verification • 27 - low-floor, five-door, low-emission vehicles • Northern layover facility • Parking mitigation measures o Two off-street parking lots along the alignment o One-for-one replacement of displaced metered parking spaces. 9

U. S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration FTA TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - VIRTUAL OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2020 TEMPO AC Transit, CA WORKAROUND CHECKLIST (EXAMPLES): WORKAROUNDS ARE ACCEPTABLE TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS ESTABLISHED TO OPEN SERVICE UNTIL THE REQUIRED PERMANENT PROJECT ITEM CAN BE IMPLEMENTED • • TEMPORARY RESTROOM FACILITY AT NORTHERN LAYOVER TEMPORARY WAYFINDING SIGNS FREE-FARE/NO-FARE PERIOD TO COMPLETE SYSTEM TESTING TEMPORARY USE OF PLATFORM AGENTS, SHERIFFS, TRANSIT SUPERVISORS AND MAINTENANCE STAFF WHILE SYSTEM TESTING IS COMPLETED • TEMPORARY UPTOWN NB STATION 10

U. S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration FTA TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - VIRTUAL OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2020 TEMPO AC Transit, CA DELIVERABLES CHECKLIST 11

U. S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration FTA TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - VIRTUAL OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2020 TEMPO AC Transit, CA OBTAINING PTO (PERMISSION TO OPERATE) IN A PANDEMIC? FTA/PMOC travel restrictions. “Trusted” but there needed to be “verification”. 12

U. S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration FTA TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - VIRTUAL OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2020 TEMPO AC Transit, CA VERIFICATION Provided weekly project progress photographs. Prepared corridor videos. Conducted “virtual” demonstrations of the system components to verify readiness for “Revenue Service”. Hosted bi-weekly virtual roadmap progress meetings 13

U. S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration FTA TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - VIRTUAL OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2020 TEMPO AC Transit, CA LESSONS LEARNED Document, then document and do more documentation! Create “paper trails”. Volume of documentation is extensive. Procedure reaches back to the early stages of the project. Plan early; understand what is required during the final stage of process. 14

U. S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration FTA TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - VIRTUAL OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2020 TEMPO AC Transit, CA LESSONS LEARNED Resource intensive. Be careful of early mis-steps. Beware of “Boiler-plate” plans. Ensure of participation of all departments. 15

U. S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration FTA TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - VIRTUAL OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2020 TEMPO AC Transit, CA LESSONS LEARNED Working with the PMOC: Understand their role; FTA’s advisor. Recognize PMOC’s needs. Obtain concurrence : negotiate schedule: early interpretation Assign a “point person”. Maintain “log” Multiple agencies and reviews 16

U. S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration FTA TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - VIRTUAL OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2020 TEMPO AC Transit, CA LESSONS LEARNED Change management: Grant based on SSGA: things change: comparison made. Ensure changes documented, communicated and agreed upon. Conclusion: Necessary but “taxing” process. No short-cuts or “silver bullets” available. Wish we had a better understanding at beginning of project what was ahead. 17