Acceleration of Measure R Highway Projects

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Exploring Public-Private Partnership Highway projects selected for initial to Accelerate Project Delivery strategic assessment The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority I-710 South Corridor – This project involves improvement (Metro) Board of Directors recently initiated a program to of 18 miles of the Long Beach Freeway from the Ports of explore the use of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to Los Angeles and Long Beach to the north, and includes accelerate delivery of highway projects included in Measure R potential provision for exclusive freight and goods and which are not fully >nanced through traditional funding movement facilities. sources. The overall purpose of the PPP highway program initiative is to establish a permanent, programmatic approach SR-710 Gap Closure Project – The SR-710 currently to identifying, assessing and implementing projects utilizing experiences a gap between the Cities of Alhambra and private sector participation, with the overall goal of accelerating Pasadena. The most recent study conducted focused on the Metro’s delivery of highway projects in Los Angeles County. geotechnical feasibility of contstructing a tunnel to address the problem. An area of >ve zones from SR-2 in the west to The 30/10 Initiative was recently introduced to accelerate I-605 in the east was de>ned as the study area. Measure R transit projects in Los Angeles County. At the same time, the Board adopted a policy to combine long–term High Desert Corridor – This project involves construction of countywide sales tax revenue from Measure R, approved by a new 50-mile highway through both Los Angeles and voters in 2008, with alternative project delivery and >nancing San Bernardino Counties. The project extends eastward methods for highway projects. Such methods include from SR 14 to I-15. Design-Build-Finance (DBF) or Design-Build-Operate-Maintain (DBOM) and potential user fees, including tolls or other user fees, to accelerate the delivery of selected projects through PPPs. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority One Gateway Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90012-2952

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Existing Metro Lines CENTRAL M L 405 210 LA LAS VIRGENES/MALIBU Proposed Metro Rail and Under Construction Rapid Transit Projects* WESTSIDE O 10 30/10 Projects CITIES 710 Proposed Metrolink Capital Improvements 10 SAN GABRIEL VALLEY Amtrak/Metrolink 71 Supervisory District Boundary 210 Existing Highways O 60 San 57 Bernardino 5 County

105 PACIFIC OCEAN B N 110 G Senate District Boundary C E 91 J Orange County Capacity Enhancement Projects GATEWAY 605 Interchange, Ramp and/or CITIES Grade Separation Improvements 405 Area Operational Improvements SOUTH BAY CITIES Study Area Amtrak/Metrolink

A A A Bene>ts of Accelerating Highway A I-5 HOV from SR-134 to SR-170 BA B B Projects In Measure R B I-5 Widening and HOV BC C Accelerating construction of highway projects will result in C I-5/Carmenita Road Interchange C DC substantial cost savings by limiting the e=ect of in?ation, D I-5/SR-14 HOV Direct Connector D while taking full advantage of design-build and/or D DE competitive construction bids. E I-405, I-110, I-105 and SR-91 Ramp and Interchange E E Operational Improvements EF F Accelerating highway projects will improve the local F F I-5 HOV Lanes from SR-14 to Parker Road and Truck economy by creating tens of thousands of jobs, beginning GF G Lanes from SR-14 to Kern County Line G with the design and construction phases and continuing G HG I-710 Corridor Project EIS/EIR through future operation and maintenance activities. H H H HI SR-138 Capacity Enhancements Accelerating highway projects reduces tra;c congestion, I I saves thousands of hours of travel time and improves air I JI High Desert Corridor Project J quality for Los Angeles County for decades to come. J J I-605 Corridor “Hot Spot” Interchanges (Study Area) KJ K Many of the highway projects to be undertaken have the K K Arroyo Verdugo Operational Improvements capability to generate a substantial new revenue source in KL L L Los Angeles County through the prospect of general and L Las Virgenes – Malibu Operational Improvements L ML targeted tolls and/or user fees. Such user fees can be part M SR-710 Gap Closure Project (Initial Study Area) M of PPPs for development of new highways, extensions to M MN existing facilities, freight and goods movement services and N BNSF Grade Separations N N high occupancy toll (“HOT”) lanes. NO O Alameda Corridor East Grade Separations Phase II O O O