Development of alternative routes for tramways or light rail Sample Clauses

Development of alternative routes for tramways or light rail. The focus is on the development of at least three alternative solutions or options for the links between Rail Baltica Railway Station Tallinn Ülemiste and Vanasadam. The alternatives developed have to consider the following important nodes: · Tallinn airport; · Ülemiste Railway Station; · Tallinn main Railway Station; · International Bus Station; · Hobujaama Bus Station; · Port Terminals D and/or A, B. The most important objective for proposing the routes is to provide a convenient, quick and dependable high- quality connection between Tallinn Old City Harbour/Vanasadam and Rail Baltica Railway Station Tallinn Ülemiste. Thus, among other things, the Contractor has to develop the solutions in consideration of the street space and capacity (potential “bottlenecks” of tramway tracks, including Hobujaama stop), ownership of the plots of land on the route (supposedly, the infringement of private ownership should be as small as possible) and establishment of railway connection by using existing railway corridors. When choosing alternatives, it is crucial to consider investment cost and future operational costs. In view of the aforesaid, the Contractor is required to develop and coordinate with the Contracting authority a methodology that would serve as a basis for providing alternative solutions. Chosen routes are considered alternative route solutions only if the trajectory of the route differs from other route options to a significant extent. If necessary, the Contractor also has to prepare draft plans for variations of different route solutions (e.g. if the route differs from proposed basic solution only by using shorter distance).