Artesia City Council January 11, 2019 Project Overview
98 square miles 20 miles 1.4 million people currently reside in the Study Area, with 1.6 Million residents projected in 2042 619,000 jobs are currently located in the Study Area, 747,000 jobs projected in 2042 Populations and employment densities are five times higher than LA County
2 Northern Alignment Alternatives
In May 2018, the Metro Board selected two new northern alignments to move forward into the DEIS/EIR: - Alternatives E (Union Station) - Alternative G (Downtown Core)
3 Southern Alignment
> San Pedro Branch North of Rosecrans, owned by Ports of LA and Long Beach: 6 miles
> Pacific Electric Right-of-Way South of Rosecrans, owned by Metro: 7.3 miles
4 December Board Approval
Key updates • Three stations will be removed from further study: - 183rd/Gridley Station, - Vernon, and - Washington
• Five aerial grade-separations will be added: - Imperial Highway & Garfield Avenue (City of South Gate), - Downey Avenue (City of Paramount), - Flower Street/Woodruff (City of Bellflower) and - 183rd/Gridley (City of Cerritos)
• Optional Bloomfield extension & station will be removed from further study • Alignment will be aerial grade-separated over the I-10 until Slauson Station • Alternative G2 (Pershing Square Option) will be removed from further study
5 WSAB Alignment in Artesia
Pioneer Station: Southern terminus (multi- modal transit hub)
Pioneer Station parking will be relocated within City of Artesia limits
Optional Bloomfield extension and station will be removed from further study 6
28 x 2028 Status
• WSAB is included in the 28 x 2028 project, list for a single yet-to-be determined alignment:
- Measure M Expenditure Plan $4 B (in 2015 $)
- Updated Project Cost Estimate $6.5 to $6.6 B (in 2018$)
7 Updated Environmental Planning Process
WE ARE HERE March April May July Dec 2020* 2021* 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 Board DEIS/R Board Board Authorizes Released for Community Action on Certifies Study of Agency and Meetings Northern Updated Updated FEIR Additional Public Review & Alignment Scoping Project -- Northern & Comment Stakeholder Alternatives Meetings Definition FTA Issues Alignments & -- Briefings to be carried ROD for Community Board Selects into DEIS/R FEIS Meetings LPA
Ongoing Public Participation
* Timeline Subject to Change DEIS/R = Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Report FEIS = Final Environmental Impact Statement FTA = Federal Transit Administration LPA = Locally Preferred Alternative ROD = Record of Decision
8 Next Steps
Advance design including FLM plans
Third party agreements including Letters of Agreement (LOAs): - Roles & responsibilities - Define reimbursement Eligibility - Establish schedule
Early 2019: Community update meetings
9 Thank you! Updated Alignment Profile
South Gate to Artesia