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.