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Conceptual Alternatives Report SEPULVEDA TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT Contract No. PS40442000 Conceptual Alternatives Report Task No. 3.7 Prepared for: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Prepared by: 601 W. 5th Street, Suite 1000 Los Angeles, California 90071 Review Date Name Originator 6/4/2019 Armeen Neshat; Elenna Salcido Checker 9/12/2019 Steven Greene Backchecker 9/17/2019 Dennis Henderson QA/QC Manager 9/19/2019 Zafer Müdar Project Manager 9/20/2019 Dennis Henderson September 2019 Conceptual Alternatives Report Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.1 Purpose of the Study ....................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Project Study Area ........................................................................................................... 1-2 1.3 Purpose of this Report ..................................................................................................... 1-2 2 NO BUILD ALTERNATIVE ........................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Roadway Facilities ........................................................................................................... 2-1 Existing Facilities ................................................................................................. 2-1 Planned Roadway Facilities ................................................................................. 2-4 2.2 Transit Facilities and Services ........................................................................................... 2-4 Existing Facilities and Services ............................................................................. 2-4 Planned Los Angeles World Airports Transit Project ............................................ 2-6 3 DEFINITION OF CONCEPTUAL ALTERNATIVES ........................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Approach to Definition of Conceptual Alternatives .......................................................... 3-1 3.2 HRT 1 ............................................................................................................................... 3-1 Operating Plans ................................................................................................... 3-4 3.3 HRT 2 ............................................................................................................................... 3-5 Operating Plans ................................................................................................... 3-7 3.4 HRT 3 ............................................................................................................................... 3-8 Operating Plans ................................................................................................. 3-11 3.5 MRT 1 ............................................................................................................................ 3-12 Operating Plans ................................................................................................. 3-15 3.6 Westside Alignment Options .......................................................................................... 3-16 Sepulveda-Gayley Alignment Option ................................................................. 3-18 Bundy-Veteran Alignment Option...................................................................... 3-18 3.7 Tunnel Configuration Options ........................................................................................ 3-18 3.8 Alignment and Configuration Options Included in Conceptual Engineering Drawings ..... 3-20 4 STATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 4-1 5 SUPPORTING FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS .................................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Sepulveda at Nebraska MSF Option ................................................................................. 5-3 5.2 Van Nuys at Orange Line MSF Option ............................................................................... 5-3 5.3 Sepulveda at Orange Line MSF Option ............................................................................. 5-3 5.4 Metrolink at Woodman MSF Option ................................................................................ 5-3 6 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................. 6-1 Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project i Conceptual Alternatives Report Table of Contents Appendix APPENDIX A STATION-TO-STATION TRAVEL TIMES Tables Table 2-1. Existing Bus Providers and Service Types ................................................................... 2-4 Table 2-2. Metro Fixed-Guideway Transit System in 2042 .......................................................... 2-6 Table 3-1. Proposed Modifications to Bus Service under HRT 1 .................................................. 3-5 Table 3-2. Proposed Modifications to Bus Service under HRT 2 .................................................. 3-7 Table 3-3. Proposed Modifications to Bus Service under HRT 3 ................................................ 3-11 Table 3-4. Proposed Modifications to Bus Service under MRT 1 ............................................... 3-16 Table 3-5. Options Included in Conceptual Engineering Drawings ............................................ 3-21 Table 4-1. Proposed Sepulveda Transit Corridor Stations ........................................................... 4-1 Figures Figure 1-1. Study Area ................................................................................................................. 1-3 Figure 2-1. 2042 No Build Transportation System ........................................................................ 2-2 Figure 2-2. Existing Bus Service ................................................................................................... 2-5 Figure 3-1. HRT 1 Alternative ...................................................................................................... 3-2 Figure 3-2. HRT 1, Looking South at Expo/Sepulveda Station ....................................................... 3-3 Figure 3-3. HRT 2 Alternative ...................................................................................................... 3-6 Figure 3-4. HRT 3 Alternative ...................................................................................................... 3-9 Figure 3-5. HRT 3, Looking North at Sepulveda Boulevard/Ventura Boulevard Station ............... 3-10 Figure 3-6. HRT 3, Looking South on Sepulveda Boulevard at Weddington Street ...................... 3-10 Figure 3-7. MRT 1 Alternative.................................................................................................... 3-13 Figure 3-8. MRT 1, Looking North at Mulholland Drive Bridge ................................................... 3-14 Figure 3-9. MRT 1, Looking South on Sepulveda Boulevard at Weddington Street ..................... 3-14 Figure 3-10. MRT 1, Looking North at Station at Metrolink Van Nuys Station .............................. 3-15 Figure 3-11. Westside Alignment Options ................................................................................... 3-17 Figure 3-12. Typical 20-Foot Twin-Bore Tunnel Configuration ..................................................... 3-19 Figure 3-13. Typical 27-Foot Twin-Bore Tunnel Configuration ..................................................... 3-19 Figure 3-14. Typical Forty-Foot Single-Bore Tunnel Configuration ............................................... 3-20 Figure 5-1. Potential Locations for a Maintenance and Storage Facility ....................................... 5-2 ii Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project Conceptual Alternatives Report Abbreviations / Acronyms Abbreviations / Acronyms AVTA Antelope Valley Transportation Authority BRT bus rapid transit HOV high-occupancy vehicle HOT high-occupancy toll HRT heavy rail transit I- Interstate LADOT Los Angeles Department of Transportation LAX Los Angeles International Airport LRT light rail transit Metro Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority MRDC Metro Rail Design Criteria MRT monorail/rubber tire transit MSF maintenance and storage facility MWD Metropolitan Water District NEPA National Environmental Policy Act P3 public-private partnership UCLA University of California Los Angeles Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project iii Conceptual Alternatives Report 1 Introduction 1 INTRODUCTION The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has initiated the preparation of a Transit Feasibility Study and Technical Compendium for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project and has contracted with Sepulveda Mobility Partners as the Technical Contractor for provision of planning and engineering services in support of the study. 1.1 Purpose of the Study The purpose of the Sepulveda Transit Feasibility Study is to develop and evaluate a range of high- capacity rail transit alternatives to serve the large and growing travel market and transit needs in the Sepulveda Corridor between the San Fernando Valley and the Westside, including the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) area. For transit to be a competitive travel option that attracts new riders, there is a need