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Regional Connector Transit Project June 23, 2021 Project Overview Metro’s Citizens Advisory Council Regional Connector Transit Project June 23, 2021 Project Overview Milestones Look Ahead Construction Update Public Outreach and Engagement Opportunities Questions & Comments 2 Project Overview > 1.9-mile underground light-rail system > Three underground stations > Little Tokyo/Arts District (1st St/Central Av) > Historic Broadway (2nd St/Broadway) > Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill (2nd Pl/Hope St) > 90,000 daily passengers expected > Slated to open for rail passenger service in 2022 3 4 Operational Plan > Board approved October 2020 > Connect the L Line to the A and E Lines > One-seat ride between Azusa and Long Beach; East LA and Santa Monica 5 Look Ahead & Project Update 6 Activity Little Tokyo/Arts District Historic Broadway Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill Flower St/Financial District Construction > Stations Concludes 2022 > Tunnel box Deck removal/backfill In place thru In place thru Early In place thru Completed closures Late July 2021 Aug. 2021 Winter 2021 Civil Restoration > Tree replacement, lighting, Concludes 2022 sidewalks, final paving & striping, etc. L Line (Gold) service Concludes 2022 interruption – – 7th St/Metro A & E Lines service interruption Starts Late July 2021 (weekends) Testing 2022 7 Revenue Operations 2022 Little Tokyo/Arts District Station 8 Little Tokyo/Arts District Station 9 10 Alameda St Portal (looking north) 11 1st St Portal (looking east) Alameda Tunnel Box Construction – Before March 2021 12 Alameda Tunnel Box Construction - Now May 2021 13 Alameda Tunnel Box Construction April 2021 May 2021 14 L Line Interruption During Tunnel Box Construction • Rail service interruption in place through Fall 2022 • Shuttle stop locations:​ • Patsaouras Plaza – Bay 5​ • 1st St/San Pedro St​ • 1st St/G.G. Marquez St​ • ​Alternate route to Little Tokyo from Union Station:​ • Dash D (Patsaouras Plaza – Bay 2)​ • Line 40 (Patsaouras Plaza – Bay 5)​ • Metro Bike Share​ • Alternate route to Pico/Aliso Station from Union Station:​ • Line 30 (Patsaouras Plaza – Bay 4)​ • Metro Bike Share​ 15 Historic Broadway Station 16 Historic Broadway Station 17 2nd St Deck Removal & Civil Improvements 18 Street Restoration at Historic Broadway Station 19 Grand Av Arts/ Bunker Hill Station 20 Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill Station 21 Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill Station 22 Future Pedestrian Bridge rendering 23 Station Construction: Station Plaza 24 Station Platform Taking Shape 25 Flower St/Financial District 26 Steel and Deck Removal Activities 27 Backfill, Grading, and Soil Compaction 28 Road Placement and Clean Up 29 7th St/Metro Center Station - System Integration • Rail track connection completed April 2021 • Ongoing traction power & signal work during non-revenue hours • System integration requires interruption to A & E Lines services • Impacted Stations: 7th St/Metro Center Station & Pico Station • 10-12 weekends from Summer – Fall 2021 • Four weekends confirmed: 7/23-25; 7/30-8/1; 8/6-9; 8/13-15 • Bus service replaces rail service from 9pm Friday – close Sunday • Apply lessons learned from New Blue and L Line service interruption 30 Tunnel Work and Track Installation at 7th/Metro Center 31 A & E Line Bus Shuttle A & E Lines Bus Shuttle will: • Mirror A & E Lines (Blue & Expo)​ • Stops at Pico, Grand/LATTC, and LATTC/Ortho Institute Stations ​ • Run approximately every 6-10 minutes ​peak & daytime and every 20 minutes evening • Display destination on Head Sign​ • Operate during same hours as train Bus shuttle stops Rail stations 32 Public Notification • E-mail notification​ • At-Stations personnel SAMPLE • Website availability • Press release and • Social media posts​ media availability • Project • Station • Metro announcements • Door-to-door​ notification • Paid Advertisement • WAZE​ • Online Digital​ • Print • Next Door • On-board • Bilingual literature announcements 33 Community Outreach and Engagement Construction notices Posting on Next Door Stakeholder briefings Postings on Facebook and Twitter Door-to-door distribution within ½ mile radius Waze map integration Email notice distribution Project website 34 Questions and Comments 35 Email: [email protected] Facebook: @metroregionalconnector Information Line: Available 24 hours a day, Project Website: Metro.net/RegionalConnector 7 days a week 213.922.7277 In-Language interpreter available Twitter: @metroconnector Project Update Community Webinar Regional Connector Transit Project.
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