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los
Angeles
County
Metropolitan
Transportation
Authority
Metro
One 
Gateway
Plaza 
2i3.gzz.2000
Tel
Los
Angeles,
CA
9ooiz
-2952
metro.net
REVISED
PLANNING
AND
PROGRAMMING
COMMITTEE
MARCH
14,
2012
SUBJECT:
ANTELOPE
VALLEY
LINE
INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENTSTRATEGY
ACTION:
RECEIVE 
AND
FILE
ANTELOPE
VALLEY
LINE 
INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY
RECOMMENDATION
Receive 
and
file
report 
on
the
status of
the
Antelope
Valley
Line
Infrastructure
Improvement
Strategy
(AVLIISP)
rojectfor
infrastructure
improvements
that
enhance
corridor
safety, 
increase
passenger
rail
service,
improve
operating
efficiency,
and
reduce
travel
times
in
this
rail
corridor 
betweenLos
Angeles 
Union
Station
and
the
Cities
of 
Palmdaleand
Lancaster.
ISSUE
In
April
2011
the 
Board
directed
staff
to
review the 
feasibility
of
enhancing
the
Antelope
Valley
Line
corridor
and
to
identify
infrastructure 
improvements 
that
wouldenable
Metrolink 
service
to
operate
faster, 
safer,
andmore
reliably
betweenLos
Angeles
Union
Station
CLAUS) 
and 
the
City 
of
Lancaster.
Existinginfrastructure
constrains
Metrolink
speeds 
to
an
average
of
40
miles 
per 
hour
and 
travel
times approximating
two
hours
betweenPalmdaleand 
LAUS.
A
major
objective
of
the
study
was 
o
identify
the
infrastructure 
necessary
to
support
a 
rip
time
reduction
of
up
to
50%
over
existing
service.
Another key
objective
of 
the
study
was
o 
identify
safety
improvements
alongthe
corridor,
specifically
for
pedestrian
and
vehicular
traffic
at
existing
at
-grade
crossings.
In
addition,
the 
project
considered
opportunities to
build
forfuture 
capacity
needs
while
accommodatingexpanded
/future 
service
in
the
corridor for
freight
and
high
speed 
rail.
The 
study
includes 
an assessment
of
funding
opportunities
and
a
cost-
benefit
analysis of
capital
projects
to help
prioritize
proposed
improvements
and
allow
for 
phased
implementation 
as
demand
or
additional
service
increases
and
funding
becomes
available.
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