RBRC PANORAMA RIDGE WHISTLE CESSATION ... - City of Surrey
RBRC PANORAMA RIDGE WHISTLE CESSATION ... - City of Surrey
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<strong>RBRC</strong> <strong>PANORAMA</strong> <strong>RIDGE</strong><br />
<strong>WHISTLE</strong> <strong>CESSATION</strong> PROJECT<br />
Open House Format:<br />
• Please review the story boards.<br />
• Please then complete and submit a Feedback Form.<br />
• <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Surrey</strong> staff and the Consultant team are available to answer any<br />
questions you might have.<br />
• There will be no formal presentation at this Open House.<br />
• Thank you for your interest in this project.
The Roberts Bank Rail Corridor<br />
The Roberts Bank Rail Corridor (<strong>RBRC</strong>) is an important 70-kilometre stretch connecting<br />
Canada’s largest container facility and coal terminal at Roberts Bank with the<br />
North American rail network. It carries increasing volumes <strong>of</strong> international freight<br />
through the communities <strong>of</strong> Delta, <strong>Surrey</strong>, Langley <strong>City</strong> and Langley Township.<br />
The Challenge<br />
Identifying Solutions<br />
The Roberts Bank Rail Corridor consists<br />
mostly <strong>of</strong> single rail track and currently<br />
carries up to 18 trains per day, each up<br />
to 9,500 feet in length. By 2011, the<br />
volume <strong>of</strong> train traffic is forecasted<br />
to increase to 21 trains per day with<br />
some trains up to 12,000 feet long.<br />
About 388,000 vehicles per day<br />
cross the tracks at 66 crossing sites.<br />
This is estimated to increase to<br />
In 2007, the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor:<br />
Road/Rail Interface Study prioritized<br />
the optimal locations for investment<br />
in road/rail grade separation<br />
projects. Careful consideration was<br />
also given to selected road closures,<br />
network reconfigurations, and traffic<br />
management measures designed<br />
to maximize benefits to motorists,<br />
railways and neighboring communities.<br />
560,000 vehicles per day by 2021.<br />
With the future increases in both train<br />
traffic and vehicle traffic, the existing<br />
at-grade rail crossings present a<br />
major challenge to both rail operation<br />
efficiency and road network efficiency<br />
for the surrounding communities.<br />
www.robertsbankrailcorridor.ca
The Roberts Bank<br />
Rail Corridor Program<br />
Following completion <strong>of</strong> the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor: Road/Rail<br />
Interface Study, nine road-rail projects in Delta, <strong>Surrey</strong>, and the <strong>City</strong> and<br />
Township <strong>of</strong> Langley have been identified for implementation by 2014.<br />
Roberts Bank<br />
Rail Corridor<br />
PROJECTS<br />
Roberts Bank Rail Corridor project<br />
91<br />
41B Street at Deltaport Way<br />
80 th Street<br />
91<br />
152 nd Street<br />
Panorama Ridge Whistle-Cessation<br />
196 th Street<br />
Langley <strong>City</strong><br />
192 nd Street<br />
54 th Avenue<br />
232 nd Street<br />
64 th Avenue at Hwy. 10<br />
Abbotsford<br />
11<br />
Prince Rupert<br />
Vancouver<br />
Edmonton<br />
Saskatoon<br />
Calgary<br />
Regina<br />
Winnipeg<br />
Chicago<br />
M<br />
Toronto<br />
Roberts Bank<br />
17<br />
Langley Township<br />
MEXICO<br />
Busan<br />
Shenzhen<br />
Tokyo<br />
Shanghai<br />
Hong Kong<br />
CANADA<br />
UNITED STATES<br />
Singapore<br />
The nine new projects, including eight grade-separations and a<br />
railway siding project, will:<br />
• enhance the efficiency and safety <strong>of</strong> rail operations.<br />
• accommodate the anticipated growth in trade-related traffic.<br />
• improve the flow <strong>of</strong> local traffic.<br />
• improve traffic safety and provide for better access<br />
by emergency vehicles during train events.<br />
• reduce idling <strong>of</strong> vehicles at level crossings, energy<br />
use, and greenhouse gas emissions.<br />
www.robertsbankrailcorridor.ca
The Partners<br />
Together, the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor partners have succeeded in aligning the<br />
local interest in quality <strong>of</strong> life with the national interest in trade competitiveness.<br />
The unprecedented close collaboration among stakeholders has<br />
resulted in an overall package <strong>of</strong> road and rail improvements worth<br />
approximately $360 million, cost-shared among the various partners.<br />
The partners in this program will contribute a total <strong>of</strong> $307 million for the<br />
construction <strong>of</strong> nine road-rail projects. Additionally, the railways will invest<br />
roughly $60 million in rail infrastructure to increase capacity along the corridor<br />
to meet the needs <strong>of</strong> shippers and improve supply chain efficiencies.<br />
www.robertsbankrailcorridor.ca
Panorama Ridge<br />
Whistle Cessation Project<br />
The Panorama Ridge Whistle Cessation Project is one <strong>of</strong> nine road-rail projects comprising<br />
the <strong>RBRC</strong> Program.<br />
Along with the planned increase in the number <strong>of</strong> trains, the length <strong>of</strong> trains is<br />
planned to increase. In order to provide for the passing <strong>of</strong> inbound and outbound<br />
trains, an uninterrupted railway siding with a length <strong>of</strong> 3,660 metres, (12,000 feet)<br />
will be required. This can be achieved by extending a siding from Mud Bay eastward<br />
to roughly 146th Street.<br />
This will require the following:<br />
• Closure <strong>of</strong> the street-level railway crossings at 125A Street<br />
and 131A Street (Colebrook Road), and <strong>of</strong> private crossings<br />
in the vicinity <strong>of</strong> 139th Street and 148th Street.<br />
• Colebrook Road will be extended along the north side <strong>of</strong> the<br />
railway from 131A Street to 146th Street, the east side King<br />
George Boulevard on/<strong>of</strong>f ramp.<br />
• The existing street-level railway crossing at 144th Street,<br />
the west side King George Boulevard on/<strong>of</strong>f ramp, will be<br />
closed and relocated to 146th Street.<br />
In addition, the following existing street-level railway crossings will be upgraded in<br />
order to achieve whistle cessation, and will include gates, bells and lights:<br />
• 127A Street<br />
• 160th Street<br />
• 164th Street<br />
• 168th Street<br />
• 184th Street<br />
• 56th Avenue<br />
Combined with other initiatives in the area, including the <strong>RBRC</strong> Program’s 152nd Street<br />
Project and the 192nd Street/54th Avenue/196th Street “Combo” Project, this project will<br />
eliminate train whistling for all <strong>of</strong> the railway corridor through <strong>Surrey</strong>.
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A Vision <strong>of</strong> the Future:<br />
Tentative Project Timelines:<br />
• The detail design stage is nearing<br />
completion, subject to input from this<br />
Open House.<br />
• The <strong>City</strong> is in the process <strong>of</strong> obtaining<br />
the necessary Canadian Environmental<br />
Assessment Agency (CEAA) and Water<br />
Act approvals.<br />
• Depending on the timing <strong>of</strong> the<br />
approvals, preload will begin either in the<br />
fall <strong>of</strong> 2011, or 2012.<br />
• Project completion is required by 2014.