December 9, 1998
| PROJECT | EST. COST | STATUS |
Cape May City Access ~ 3.1 miles |
Complete | |
| Rehab Canal Bridge FY97 | ||
| Rehab Cape Island Creek Bridge | ||
| Track Work | ||
| Protect Broad St. crossing | ||
Cape May Court House-Tuckahoe ~ 13.0 miles |
Scope developed Assembly bill introduced for funding |
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| Replace 17,000 ties @$60 PER TIE & Surfacing | $1,420,000 |
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| Upgrade (5) grade crossings to gates@$60,000 each | $300,000 |
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| Install (4) grade crossings w/gates@$80,000 each | $320,000 |
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| Rt. 550 bridge (Note #1) | $600,000 |
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total |
$2,640,000 |
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Tuckahoe-Winslow Junction ~26.2 miles |
Developing scope | |
| Upgrade (30) grade crossings to gates@$60,000 each | $1,800,000 |
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| Upgrade 26.2 miles of track from class II to class III (Note #2) | $1,200,000 |
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total |
$3,000,000 |
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Passenger interchange at Hammonton station with NJT |
Conceptual scope | |
| 2,000 ft of new ROW (~2 acres) (Note #3) | $200,000 |
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| 2,000 ft of new track @$150 per foot | $200,000 |
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| 1 turnout on AC Line | $100,000 |
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| 1 turnout on CM Branch | $100,000 |
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| Signaling (Note #4) | $200,000 |
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| Hammonton passing/pocket track 3,000 ft (Note #5) | $500,000 |
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total |
$1,300,000 |
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| Summary of Cape May - Atlantic City capital improvement project | |
| grade crossing work | $2,420,000 |
| rehab existing ROW | $2,620,000 |
| new railroad construction | $1,300,000 |
| Project total | $6,340,000 |
NOTE #1: Bridge inspection is planned.
NOTE #2: Conrail completed track improvements in 1998 of tie replacement and rail joint leveling, but welded rail should be considered because of the coal traffic.
NOTE #3: 1.25 acre in rural Camden County should not exceed $100,000
NOTE #4: Signal system need only control AC Line turnout and control trains entering the AC Line from the Hoboken dispatcher. Cost ~$200,000.
NOTE #5: Optional if plan can support. Improves Hammonton transfer by shortening the time between trains. 3,000 ft w/ two switches. Cost ~$500,000
Back to NJ-ARP Position on the Cape May Branch