Regional Connector Transit Corridor

1st St/Central Av Station Community Meeting

August 2012 Community Update Meetings

May 30, 2013

Agenda
> Project Overview and Update > Presentation on Extended Work Hours Request > Community Outreach and Notification > Next Steps > How to Contact Us

Project Overview
> $1.366 Billion underground Light Rail Transit System > Connect Metro Gold Line to Metro Blue and Expo Lines > 1.9-miles with 3 underground stations > 90,000 Daily Projected Transit Trips > 17,700 Daily New Transit Trips
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Project Update
> Request for Proposal issued to prequalified Design/Builders > Proposals due July, 2013 > Contract Award and Notice to Proceed issuance end of 2013 > Design/Build activities begin

Project Update
3rd Party Utility Relocation > Excavation and conduit installation by AT&T > 1st St from Central Av. to E/O Alameda St. > Anticipated to start this summer > Anticipated work hours are Monday Friday: 9am -3:30pm; Saturday: 8am 6pm > Work with community to ensure Nisei Week is a successful event (August)
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Information on Metros Request for an Extended Work Hours

Summary of Work Hours

Daytime Allowable Hours Monday Friday: 7am - 9pm
Saturday: 8am -6pm No Sunday work

Extended Hours Monday Friday: 9pm - 7am of the following day Saturday: Before 8am & after 6pm
All day Sunday

Peak Traffic Hour: Restricts construction from 6am 9am and from 3:30pm 7pm, Monday through Friday. Holiday Moratorium: Restricts construction from before Thanksgiving to after New Years Day holidays.

Extended Work Hours Request

> Metro requests extended work hour variances from City codes > Variances allow longer work hours, including nights and on Sundays > Continued approval is conditional on performance > All work will be scheduled in advance, with notice to community
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Extended Work Hours Request

> Compliance with the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) is required > Project Hotline operates 24 hours per day and 7 days a week > Metros team has used these variances on the successful Eastside Gold Line construction

Extended Work Hours Request

Why is needed > Minimize construction impacts to the community > Shorten the overall duration of construction > Reduce construction impacts to traffic > Complete project early 2020

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st 1 St/Central

Av Station

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st 1 St/Central
> Central Av, south of 1st St
> Intersection of Alameda St and Temple Av > 1st St, West and East of Alameda St

Av Station

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Conceptual Construction Sequencing

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Soldier Pile Installation

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Deck Installation
> Deck support system in place during Metro Gold Line Construction

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Deck Installation
> Temporary Deck maintains mobility of traffic while construction activities take place below it

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Construction Overview Cut and Cover

Excavation below street surface

Existing utilities and support systems are visible.

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Tunneling Equipment

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Summary
> Receive support for extended work hours to minimize construction duration > Reduction in overall duration and related construction impacts > Deliver project to the community and businesses by 2020

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Next Steps
> LAPD Commission Staff may contact you about Metros variance request > Questions or Comments can be directed to Metro Construction Relations > Letters of Support

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Community Outreach and Notification

> Advance look-ahead of activities provided at Community Leadership Council Committee (CLCC) and community meetings > CLCC presentation on activities in advance of work starting > Notification to stakeholders one week in advance of work starting > Construction updates on Project website, Facebook and Twitter
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How to Contact Us

RegionalConnector@metro.net Facebook.com/metroregionalconnector @metroconnector www.Metro.net/regionalconnector Project Hotline: 213-922-7277

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