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Crenshaw/LAX Transit ProjectConstruction Update Community Meeting

March 28th, 2019

Crenshaw/LAX Transit ProjectLatest Construction Progress Video

Walsh Shea Corridor Constructors (WSCC)Main Line & Stations Contractor

Hensel Phelps Herzog (HPH)Southwestern Maintenance Yard Contractor

• 8.5-mile light-rail line

• 8 new stations:

▪ Three underground

▪ Four at-grade

▪ One aerial

• Project budget: $2.058 billion

• Completion: 2020

Project Overview

Four New Stations • Three At-Grade• One Aerial

Five New Aerial Structures

Southern Segment Update67th St to Metro Green Line

Southern Segment UpdateAt-Grade Stations

Fairview Heights Downtown Inglewood

Westchester/Veterans

Installation of Elevator Frames

Southern Segment UpdateRedondo Bl & West Bl

New curb and gutter installed for the Fairview Heights station park and ride as well as the subgrade for the sidewalk.

Drain work excavation.

Paving 2’’ strip at gutter out on Redondo St.


Southern Segment UpdateCentinela Ave & Florence Ave

Sidewalk removal.

Concrete pour for the foundation of a traffic signal.


Southern Segment UpdateWestchester/ Veteran Station

Installation of security cameras, lighting, and electrical components.


Southern Segment UpdateHindry Ave & Florence Ave

Finishing the form of the gate foundation at the Hindry Ave crossing and traffic signal installation.


Southern Segment UpdateHindry Ave & Florence Ave

Removal of temporary street light pole and replaced with new traffic signal pole.


Southern Segment UpdateFlorence Ave

Shortening of the Florence Ave medians at Ivy Ave, Eucalyptus Ave and Cedar Ave to extend the left turn pockets.


Southern Segment UpdateAviation/Century Station

Installation

of security

cameras,

lighting,

and electrical

components

underway.


Southern Segment UpdateAviation/Century Station

Aviation/Century Station Escalator.

Installation of light pole on south end of Aviation/Century Station.

A guideway at Century/ Aviation crosswalk forming .


Southern Segment UpdateArbor Vitae St.

Paving of Arbor Vitae St.

Southern Segment UpdateCompleted Construction Activities

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Completed

• Shorten the median Florence and Ivy, Cedar, and Eucalyptus

• Oak Street and Hyde Park full depth

• Removal of the remaining falsework (wood frame) and surface finish of the 405-freeway bridge. Finishing concrete

• Removal and paving of the existing roadway surface of Arbor Vitae St between Bellanca Av and Aviation Bl.

Southern Segment UpdateOngoing Construction Activities

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Ongoing

• Civil improvements and full depth roadway restoration including new curb & gutters, new sidewalks, new driveways and center roadway median on the north and south side of the tracks at Brynhurst Av between 67th St and 71st

• Civil improvements on Redondo Bl between West Bl and High St. including construction of new curb, gutter and sidewalks for the Metro Fairview Heights Station Park & Ride

Southern Segment UpdateUpcoming Construction Activities

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Upcoming Construction

• Hindry Ave full depth restoration

• Eucalyptus full depth restoration

• Ivy full depth restoration

• Centinela and Florence full depth restoration

• Cedar full depth restoration

• West Blvd full depth restoration

Southern Segment UpdateDivision 16: Southwestern Maintenance Yard

Project Completed March 2019

Southern Segment UpdateDivision 16: Southwestern Maintenance Yard

Airport Metro Connector Project (AMC)Located on Aviation Bl and Arbor Vitae St

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Airport Metro ConnectorConceptual Fly-Through

Airport Metro ConnectorNext Steps

Next Steps

• Metro Board to consider station naming

• Complete property acquisition

• Complete environmental site investigations

• Pre-construction activities including advanced utility work

• Start of construction in 2019/2020

• Scheduled revenue service: 2023 (concurrent with LAX APM)

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Airport Metro ConnectorProject Area

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Four new stations• Three underground• One at-grade

Underground structures• Dual parallel bored tunnels• “Cut and Cover” tunnel

One mile at-grade segment

Northern Segment UpdateExpo/Crenshaw Bl to 67th St

Underground stations construction:

• Expo/Crenshaw Station• MLK Jr Station• Leimert Park Station

Ongoing construction activities: • Concrete pours of station floors

and walls• Concourse level installation• Installation of station elevators

and escalators

Northern Segment UpdateHighlights – Underground Station Construction

Installation of escalators at the entrance of the Leimert Park Station

Northern Segment UpdateOngoing Restoration Work

• Station areas to remain under

current traffic reconfiguration

• Ongoing street level or station

plaza construction

• Additional station area backfill

• Sidewalk reconstruction

• Utility work

• Streetscape and landscaping

• Roadway re-surfacing

Plaza level construction at Expo/Crenshaw Station

Northern Segment UpdateTunnel Section – Electrical Work

North and Central SegmentsAt Grade Segment - Park Mesa Heights 48th St to 59th St

Scope of Work

• New sidewalks and driveways

• Updated/new street lights and traffic signals

• New roadway surface/rehabilitation

• New Hyde Park Station

• New landscaped center medians

• Rail safety enhancements

• Crenshaw Bl Streetscape Plan elements:

▪ New sidewalk trees

▪ New lighting

▪ New crosswalks

North and Central Segments: At Grade Segment - Park Mesa Heights 48th St to 59th St

Remaining Construction Work

• Some outstanding sidewalk work

• Hyde Park Station and guideway construction on-going

• Ongoing utility work

• Street resurfacing

• Landscaping

Impacts

• Long term traffic reconfiguration

• Frequent lane closures

• Pedestrian access occasionally restricted and rerouted

• Temporary bus stop/route relocations Park Mesa Heights guideway work

Northern Segment UpdateHyde Park Station Progress

Current Construction:

• Restoration/backfilling work

• Upcoming extended street closures

• Traffic reconfiguration to remain in place after closures

• Additional restoration work after closures

Northern Segment UpdateHyde Park – 59th St to 67th St. Tunnel/Cut and Cover Construction

Hyde Park tunnel construction at south portal

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Restoration ClosuresHyde Park – 60th St to 67th St

Phase 1 Closures: ▪ 60th St – 63rd St ▪ 63rd St Intersection

Phase 2 Closures: ▪ 63rd St – Hyde Park Bl▪ Hyde Park Bl Intersection

Phase 3 Closures: ▪ Hyde Park Bl – 67th St▪ 67th St Intersection

2019 full closures performed in three progressive phases:

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Restoration work includes:

• Street restoration and backfill forunderground tunnel section

• Utility relocation and protection

• Permanent removal of temporary

deck panels and beams

• Roadway repaving

Restoration ClosuresHyde Park - 60th St to 67th St.

• Street to remain under traffic reconfiguration

• Utility work

• Streetscape andlandscaping

• Some civil construction – some driveways and ADA ramps

• Hyde Park tunnel portal

• Final roadway re-surfacing

Hyde Park Tunnel/Cut and Cover Construction

Remaining Restoration Work:

Installation of the barrier wall at the north portal of the tunnel

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Hyde Park Tunnel/Cut and Cover ConstructionVictoria Av Permanent Closure New cul-de-sac

at Victoria Av

New Roadway off Crenshaw Bl

Hyde Park Tunnel/Cut and Cover ConstructionVictoria Av Permanent Closure

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Hyde Park Tunnel/Cut and Cover Construction

Brynhurst Ave Highlights

• Grade crossing completed

• Median Installation

• Full closures for roadway restoration anticipated

• Final roadway re-surfacing

Metro Small Business Pilot Programs

Metro Business Solution Center (BSC)

Help small “mom and pop” businesses continue to thrive throughout construction and post construction

Metro Business Interruption Fund (BIF)

Business Solution CenterCrenshaw/LAX Transit Project

BSC Program Statistics – February 28, 2019:

• Number of business Contacts: 460

• Number of business Intakes/Assessments: 351

• Number of business referrals: 1129

BSC Business Resources:

• Hands-on business development

• Expert business advice and coaching

• Technical assistance

• Referrals to expert professionals

Learn More: www.metrobsc.net

http://www.metrobsc.net/

Business Solution CenterCrenshaw/LAX Transit Project

Learn More: www.metrobsc.net

BSC Areas of Focus:

• Long term business planning

• Increasing business access to technology

• Website development

• Assessment of IT infrastructure and IT systems

• Workshops and Events

• Marketing & Social Media, Branding through Customer Service, Yelp 101, Build Your Business Plan in a Day, Get Your Business Online (Partnership with Google)

• Accounting Management

• Financial readiness

• Access to financial capital

http://www.metrobsc.net/

Business Interruption FundCrenshaw/LAX Transit Project

• Financial assistance to small “mom & pop” businesses with 25 or fewer employees directly impacted by Metro Rail construction along three project areas

• Businesses must be located immediately adjacent to the rail corridor and meet other eligibility requirements

• Grant amount determined by loss of business revenue related to period of construction disruption

Learn More: www.metro.net/BIF

http://www.metro.net/BIF



BIF Program Statistics – March 15, 2019:

• BIF applications submitted: 1115

• BIF applications approved/awarded: 858

• BIF applications pending financials: 137

• BIF applications deemed not eligible: 112

• BIF applications denied: 2

• BIF Application Approval Rate: 86.31%

• BIF Grant Payments: $20,197,675.33

Crenshaw/LAX – BIF Statistics:

• 504 grants awarded to C/LAX

• Total amount: $11,523,253.31

• 189 small businesses received a grant




BIF Project Updates and Areas of Focus:

• Continued outreach along Crenshaw Corridor areas of:

• Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Mall

• Park Mesa Heights

• Hyde Park

• Inglewood/Southern Section

• Ongoing education of program requirements and application process through: information and application sessions and one-on-one client meetings




$11,523,253.31

$4,734,838.79

$1,093,255.04 $1,896,164.16 $950,164.03

Crenshaw/LAXTransit Project

Purple LineExtension,Section 1

Purple LineExtension,Section 2

Regional Connector,Little Tokyo Area

Regional Connector,2nd/Broadway

Segment

Value of BIF Grants Awarded(as of 3/15/19)




100% 97%87% 93%

85% 83%

BIF Measures of Effectiveness(as of CY 2018 Q4)


Community Leadership CouncilMeetings & Events

The CLC Community Engagement Workgroup and LAPD’s Transit Services hosted a ‘Donuts with a Cop’ event at the Krispy Kreme on Crenshaw Bl.

Attendees connected with the LAPD Transit Services Division and learned about construction and rail safety.

Community members enjoyed free Krispy Kreme donuts, received transit safety information and went home with a free Metro TAP card, compliments of Metro’s Eat Shop Play.


Eat Shop Play Lunch & Learn Pop-UpFriday, April 5 from 11:30am - 1:00pm

The CLC Quality of Life Workgroup invites you to the Metro Lunch & Learn pop-up at

Hot & Cool Café. Stop by during your lunch break to learn about Crenshaw/LAX

construction updates, Metro contracting opportunities and upcoming Bicycling 101

classes. Get a FREE Metro TAP card with your lunch purchase!

Jazz Tracks at Union StationSaturday, April 6 from 4:00pm - 9:00pm

The CLC Special Projects Workgroup and Metro Arts invited you to celebrate Jazz

Appreciation Month with a free Jazz Tracks Concert at the Union Station Ticketing

Hall hosted by KJazz 88.1 FM. Enjoy jazz music, poetry and more!


Construction Apprenticeship Training Wednesday, April 10 from 10:00 - 11:30am

The CLC Economic Development Workgroup invites you to join PVJOBS for a

Construction 101 Workshop. Come to learn about apprenticeship training to help you

prepare for careers in the construction industry at the Crenshaw Project Office

located at 3699 Crenshaw Blvd.

CLC Quarterly Meeting

Tuesday, April 23 from 6pm - 7:30pmPlease join your neighbors, local business owners, and community leaders for the upcoming Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project Community Leadership Council (CLC) Quarterly Meeting at St. John Chrysostom Church (Parish Hall).

2019Draft Public Participation Plan

Background and Introduction

• Every 3 years, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requires Metro to issue a Public Participation Plan

• Part of Title VI Program Update • Plan is responsive to FTA direction to “incorporate

environmental justice principles into plans, projects and activities that receive funding from FTA” (FTA Circular 4702.1B)

• Consistent with Title VI (non-discrimination regulations) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• The Plan meets and exceeds these requirements

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Overview

Metro is LA County’s: Transportation Planner Designer and BuilderOperator of transit, highways, and more

LA County Service Area: 1,433 square miles Nearly 10 million residents

Home to diverse stakeholders: 48% Hispanic27% white14% Asian8% African American3% Broad Spectrum of Ethnicities

32 languages

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Public Participation Plan

Guides all of Metro’s outreach to gather important public input on:

• Bus and rail service • New projects, programs

and initiatives • Fares• Other programs

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Updates to 2019 Public Participation Plan

Equity Platform Framework

Community Relations Department Names and Duties

Case Studies

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Goals and Guiding Principles

• Community Relations ensures Metro’s connectivity to stakeholders for:• Daily issues

• Operations

• Studies

• Environmental Review Process

• Initiatives

• Construction activities

• Transit safety programs

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Community Relations Departments

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Tell Us What You Think

Public review and comment period:

› Began: Wednesday, March 6, 2019

› Ends: Friday, April 12, 2019

How to access the Draft Plan:

› Online at metro.net/communityrelations

› Available in English, Spanish, and other languages upon request

› Learn about meetings where the plan will be presented

› Submit your public comments

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metro.net/communityrelations

Tell Us What You Think

How to submit your comments:

Mail: LA County Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityCommunity RelationsAttn: Michael CortezOne Gateway Plaza, M/S 99-13-1Los Angeles, CA 90012

In-Person: Oral and written comments will be recorded at today’s meeting

Web Comment Form: metro.net/communityrelations

Email: [email protected]

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mailto:[email protected]

Next Steps

• April 2019 – Tabulate Public Comments• Late Spring/Summer 2019 – Revise Draft Plan• Fall 2019 – Submit to Metro Board of Directors

Contact Us

Documents

Construction Update Community Meeting - Metromedia.metro.net/projects_studies/crenshaw/images/meetings-clax-2019-0328.pdfCrenshaw/LAX Transit Project Construction Update Community