CMIA SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION INFORMATION Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority INTERSTATE 5 CARPOOL LANE FROM ORANGE COUNTY LINE TO INTERSTATE 605 DESCRIPTION OF CORRIDOR The I-5 corridor is one of the most congested freeways in the Los Angeles basin, providing a direct connection between Southern California’s two largest counties, Orange and Los Angeles. A drop from 10 lanes in Orange County to six lanes in Los Angeles County causes significant congestion and travel delays northbound. The insufficient number of lanes and growing demand clog this freeway segment in each direction. PROJECT DESCRIPTION This 6.7 mile project involves widening and construction of one High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane and one general-purpose lane in each direction between the Orange County Line and Rte. 605. Eighteen struc- tures (12 bridges and overcrossings and six undercrossings) will be upgraded with relocation/reconstruction of the Carmenita Ave. Interchange and major construction on the Valley View Ave. and Rosecrans Ave. Interchanges. The 50-year-old freeway segment also will be upgraded to conform to current highway design standards that include median shoulders and CHP enforcement areas. PROJECT COST CMIA Request: $387,000,000 Non-CMIA Funding: $768,000,000 Total Cost: $1,155,000,000 (Carmenita Interchange is separately funded) PROJECT SPONSORS/PARTNERS The project is being jointly developed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Caltrans, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), in cooperation with the I-5 Consortium Cities Joint Powers Authority (I-5 JPA). OCTA is financing and constructing the Interstate 5 segment from State Route 91 to the OCL. PROJECT BENEFITS The I-5 South project will have the following benefits: Benefits Summary B/C Ratio 1.2 Vehicle Hours of Delay Saved: 11,937,000 Delay Savings: $63.2 million Current ADT: 178,000 ADT Forecast w/o Project: 230,000 ADT Forecast w/ Project: 320,000 Safety Benefit: $6.1 million Additional Jobs Created: 11,900 jobs Mobility • Elimination of the northbound bottleneck resulting from the lane drop at the Orange/L.A County line. • Provide additional capacity to handle the current and forecasted demand. I-5 So., Orange County Line to Rte. 605 Page CMIA SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION INFORMATION Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority • Improve freeway Level of Service during AM and PM peak hours. • Increase throughput to accommodate current and future demand. • Improve design speed from 50 to 65 MPH. Connectivity • Improve performance of major intersections and interchanges in the I-5 Corridor. • Improve access/connectivity with regional transit and HOV facilities. Lines 275, 460 and NW3 cross the Carmenita Interchange and Line 460 (Disneyland Express) continues along I-5 to the Orange County Line, with approximately 4,500 transit boardings for the total line. Metrolink ridership on the Orange County Line is 6,600 daily boardings. • Reconstruct roadway, over and undercrossings with new signalization and ramp metering to improve freeway and arterial operation. • Freeway segment directly connects two of the state’s largest metropolitan areas, Los Angeles and Orange Counties. • Major activity centers: Disneyland, Edison (Anaheim) Stadium, Knott’s Berry Farm, Arrowhead Pond (Arena), Biola University, Commerce Casino, Citadel/Stonewood/Santa Fe Springs Shopping Centers and numerous industrial employers/manufacturers. Safety • Improve travel time and reduce congestion-related accidents. • Upgrade I-5 corridor to meet current Caltrans and FHWA design standards. • Provide inside and outside shoulders with CHP enforcement areas. Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions The I-5 South HOV Project is included in Metro’s 25-Year Long-Range Transportation Plan. The plan models the collective benefits of the county’s multi-modal transportation system investments to determine the overall air quality improvements and emissions reductions. The I-5 South HOV Project combined with Metro’s multi-modal investments will result in air quality and greenhouse gas emissions reductions of approximately 50% by the year 2025. This is significant as Los Ange- les has one of the worst air quality rankings in the nation and, as the most populous county in the nation, is a significant greenhouse gas emitter. The I-5 South HOV Project will be leveraged with other multi-modal investments including transit-oriented mixed-use development in this highly congested corridor to ensure that Los Angeles achieves a more sustainable transportation system. Multi-modal Corridor Improvements Investments: • Interchange, intersection, arterial and goods movement-related improvement projects including: — Carmenita Ave. IC - $251 million (funded separately) — Valley View Ave. IC - $53 million. — Valley View Ave. Grade Separation - $47 million — Improvements to 43 truck-impacted intersections. I-5 So., Orange County Line to Rte. 605 Page CMIA SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION INFORMATION Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority • Arterial signal, bus speed improvement and TOS improvements exceeding $27 million. — Design and implementation of regional traffic signal system on major arterials. • Construction of bus facilities, multi-modal centers, new and existing bus service expansion and transit security upgrades. • Expansion of commuter rail services and facilities including triple track construction and new grade crossings. — Funding for Metrolink operation and facility upgrades for service paralleling the I-5 Corridor. • Programs, policies and initiatives that promote the use of public transit and other non-motorized options. • Gap closure/expansion of regional bicycle facilities and pedestrian ways. • Implementation and expansion of the Freeway Service Patrol. Mitigating the Project Risks • Accelerating construction of Carmenita Ave. IC to limit escalation of ROW and materials costs. • Evaluating other project acceleration opportunities to limit cost increases and delay to schedule. Economic Development Benefits Construction of the I-5 project from the Orange County Line to I-605 will bring substantial economic benefits to Los Angeles County and the state. The reduction in congestion-related costs will facilitate making the region more competitive relative to the rest of the country and the world. Economic projections made using the REMI model indicate this project will provide the following regional benefits in the year 2030: • The creation of an additional 11,900 jobs; • An increase of $2.4 billion (2007 dollars) in Gross Regional Product; • An increase of $1.1 billion (2007 dollars) in real, disposable personal income; • A $440 million (2007 dollars) boost in regional exports. Corridor Management Approach Caltrans and Metro are in the process of developing a corridor management plan (CMP) on all corridors for which improvements are submitted for funding from the Corridor Mobility Improvement Account Program (CMIA) to ensure a coordinated, multi-modal, congestion management approach. Caltrans District 7 is committed to prepare CMPs using a multi-disciplinary and multi-function approach, including but not limited to, representatives from district traffic operations, planning and maintenance. Participation of other functions such as design, program-project management and environmental is recom- mended based on the corridor. Regional agencies, congestion management agencies and modal operators will be involved through all stages of plan development. This effort will be coordinated with Metro’s ITS program (see CMP description and ITS project description for more details). I-5 So., Orange County Line to Rte. 605 Page El Monte 10 Busway Cal State Station University EL MONTE VALLEY MONTEREY PARK 60 710 To Downtown PROJECT #1: I-5, OC LINE TO I-605 Los Angeles Project Description WHITTIER- Construct (1) HOV and (1) Mixed Flow Lanes in Each Direction - Reconstruct Carmenita Avenue interchange WHITTIER MONTEBELLO - Construct Interchange at Valley View Avenue BEVERLY - ITS Elements (Various Locations) 72 Project Cost CMIA Request: $387,000,000 LA Montebello Commerce Manufacturing/ Commerce Non-CMIA Match: $768,000,000 Industrial Center Total Cost: $1,155,000,000 CITY OF Metrolink Riverside Line COMMERCE (Carmenita Interchg separately funded) VERNON Benefits Summary - B/C Ratio 1.2 PICO - Vehicle Hours of Delay Saved: 11,937,000 RIVERA - Delay Savings: $63.2 million - Current ADT: 178,000 - ADT Forecast w/o Project: 230,000 - ADT Forecast w/ Project: 320,000 - Safety Benefit: $6.1 million BELL - Additional Jobs Created 11,900 jobs E 5 NCE Los ITS Angeles WHITTIER CUDAHY Co. WHITTIER Cudahy LA HABRA HEIGHTS 42 LA 5 PM 6.8 710 FIRESTO SOUTH Stonewood SANTA FE GATE Center SPRINGS NE BEFORE I-5 NB 605 DOWNEY 90 LYNWOOD CARMENITA LA LA OC OC Metro Green Line Lakewood Norwalk Santa Fe Springs 105 NORWALK Metrolink Orange County Line HOV HOV Rosecrans ROSECRANS I-5 SB PARAMOUNT COMPTON Carmenita BELLFLOWER ALONDRA Cerritos College Valley View LA 5 19 5 PM 0.1 91 SanDiego/ ARTESIA To Irvine/ ARTESIA CERRITOS Mexico LONG LAKEWOOD BEACH BELLFLOWER CH AFTER I-5 NB LAKEWOOD SOUTH Lakewood Center Mall DEL AMO Knott’s Berry LA MF SB HOV SB HOV NB MF NB LA Farm OC OC Disneyland N HAWAIIAN HOV HOV Long Beach CARSON GARDENS Airport I-5 SB Miles LAKEWOOD 012345 Miles 405 SIGNAL HILL ITS Features I-5 Carpool and Mixed Flow Lanes Los Angeles Project Limits CCTV - Closed Circuit TV Corridor Mobility Ventrua Improvement Proposed HOV/Mixed