Metro Orange Line Extension; Four Years Early and $61 Million Under Budget

ITE District 6 Meeting – July 15, 2013 Michael P. Meyer

InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility The Metro Orange Line Extension

2 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Project Overview

Metro Orange Line North Hollywood to Warner Center . 13 Miles, 12 Stations . Off-street Busway . Designed to LRT Standards . Parallel Bicycle/Pedestrian Pathway . Opened 2005 . Ridership success with 25,000 riders per day

3 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Project Overview Continued

Metro Orange Line Extension . 4 Miles, 4 New Stations, 1 Reconfigured . Off-Street Busway Designed to LRT Standards . Parallel Bicycle/Pedestrian Pathway . Opened June 2012 . Total Orange Line Ridership now 30,000/day

4 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Contract Phases

. AA/Draft EIR . Final EIR . Conceptual Engineering

. Preliminary Engineering . Design Development of Design/Build Documents • Included PS& E Option . Engineering Services During Construction

5 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Lessons Learned - Planning

Alternatives Analysis and Environmental Clearance . Study All Reasonable Alternatives . Incorporate Mitigation into Project Description (Noise Walls) . Preserve Leases Where Feasible . Cautious Parking Demand Forecast

6 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Self Storage Lease Preserved

7 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Leases Preserved

8 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Alignment Issues

Bike/Ped Pathway Adjacent to Canoga Avenue, but on Busway Bridge over LA River

9 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Environmental Impact

. Architectural Treatment to Reduce Visual Impact . Rendering of Overcrossing

10 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Lessons Learned - Design

. Wider Busway to Avoid Mirror Clippings . Extended Concrete on Intersection Approaches . 90 Degree Crossings . Landscape Issues • Pruning Trees • Bushes Obscuring Path • City ROW Adjacent to Metro ROW

11 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Typical Cross Section

12 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Expediting Construction

. Construction Staging Plan

13 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Station Construction Staging

Construction Staging on South Lot North Parking Lot Bus Terminus Built After Overcrossing Separate Contract

14 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility North Parking Lot

15 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Chatsworth Station

16 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Lassen St./Railroad Overcrossing

17 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Bus-Rail Non-Interface

18 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Overcrossing at Night

Photos by John Livzey

19 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Canoga Station

20 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Sherman Way Station

21 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Roscoe Station

22 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Non-Motorized Access

23 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Nordhoff Station

24 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Awards

. Community Impact category of the 43rd Annual Los Angeles Architectural Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) Awards. . Project Achievement Award, to recognize outstanding achievement in the practice of construction management – CMAA Southern California Chapter . Innovative Transportation Solutions Award for 2012 from the WTS Los Angeles Chapter . AIA San Fernando Valley Architectural Achievement award 2012

25 InnovationInnovation forfor betterbetter mobilitymobility Summary

. Examined lessons learned from previous project . Anticipated legal challenges . Incorporated mitigation into project design . Evaluated construction staging to identify long lead-time items . Considered contracting options/Chose hybrid approach . Took advantage of economic times . Political will to make this the first Measure R Project constructed

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