foothill gold line update briefing
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Foothill Gold Line Update Briefing
October 29, 2014
A Century in the Making
Pasadena - Red Car
Pasadena – Gold Line
Pacific Electric Railway (1901-1960)
LA County Rail System Map (2010)
Projects partially funded by Measure R
Locally Funded Rail System Expansion
MONTCLAIR
Construction Authority was created by state legislation to plan, design and build the Gold Line from Union Station to Montclair
Part of the County’s Growing Network Part of the County’s Growing NetworkPart of the County’s Growing Network
MONTCLAIR
Gold Line Project Phases
• Pasadena to Azusa Extension – On-Time, On-Budget/Funded by Measure R – 11.5 Miles, 5 Cities, 6 Stations/Construction Completion Anticipated - September 2015
Pasadena-Azusa Azusa-Montclair
• Azusa to Montclair Extension – Undergoing Advanced Engineering – 12.3 Miles, 6 Stations/Estimated Funding Needed is $1.18 Billion
Los Angeles-Pasadena
• Los Angeles to Pasadena Extension - Delivered On-Time, Under Budget – 13.7 Miles, 3 Cities, 13 Stations
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• Passenger rail cars operate on steel tracks • Trains are electrically-powered by overhead wire • Vehicles may operate in single-car or multi-car trains/stations are planned to handle three-car trains • Top speeds - 55 miles per hour • Three-car trains hold up to 200 passengers per car (sitting and standing)
Metrolink
Metro Gold Line - Light Rail Vehicle
Light Rail
Connections
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Regional Destinations
Santa Anita Racetrack
LA County Fairplex
City of Hope National Medical Center
LA/Ontario International Airport
Higher Education
Tens of thousands of students and faculty/staff within a half mile radius of station areas
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Historic Downtowns and Hospitals
13 11 Historic Downtowns and Dozens of Hospitals/Medical Centers
Pasadena to Azusa Project Update
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• Fully funded by Measure R • Three design-build contracts, totaling more than $550 million • Broke ground June 2010; Now more than 80% Complete • Turn over to LA County Metro in September 2015 for testing and pre-revenue
service • Metro determines when line opens for passenger service
Pasadena-Azusa
Pasadena to Azusa: On Time; On Budget
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Pasadena to Azusa Major Milestones • DB1: Gold Line Bridge Complete – December 2012
• DB2: Alignment Contract – On Schedule/On Budget > 80% Complete
Freight track realignment complete All at-grade street crossings complete All bridge structures complete Drainage – 100% complete Retaining walls – 100% complete Soundwalls – 100% complete OCS Installation – > 70% complete Light rail track installation - Complete Design – All design packages are AFC
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• DB3/Parking: Construction underway on Arcadia, Monrovia Irwindale and Azusa Structures
Duarte/City of HopeMonroviaArcadia
APU/Citrus CollegeAzusa DowntownIrwindale
Six New Stations Under Construction
Station construction to be completed in Spring 2015
All 24 Bridge Structures Now Complete
San Gabriel River Bridge Foothill Bridge
Santa Anita Avenue Bridge
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All At-Grade Crossings Complete
Arcadia Monrovia Duarte
Irwindale
Azusa
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Wall Installation
OCS Installation
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Construction – Operations Campus
• 24-acre, $265 million maintenance and operations facility; • On schedule to be turned over to Metro in Spring 2015
Project Completion Curve
Alignment Contract Cost to Date
Project Status – Risk Areas
• Submittals/RFIs – Very low risk; submittals/RFIs have been responded to in a
timely fashion since beginning of project
• Grade crossings– Very low risk; Authority has been coordinating with CPUC since
planning phase and crossing construction complete
• Hazardous Materials/Archeological & Paleontological findings/ Differing Site Conditions – Very low risk; mass quantities of dirt have already been moved
• Safety – Low risk; job has been safe thus far
Project Status – Risk Areas• Real Estate
– Very low risk; right to build on all properties
• Third Parties – Low risk; design approved, permits issued, and vast majority of
work in third party ROW complete
• Utilities – Very low risk; utilities at grade crossings potential risk
• Bridges – All bridge structures complete
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Project Status – Risk Areas• Material procurements
– Low risk; all critical long lead items delivered or scheduled to be delivered
• Metro Procurements – TVMs and SAVs: Low/medium risk
– Metro supplied Light Rail Vehicles: High risk
– Metro supplied Traction power supply substations (TPSS): High risk
– Light rail supervisory control and data acquisition system: Low/medium risk
– Rail operations control (ROC) facility: Low/medium risk
– Fiber optic cable connection between SMV station and ROC: Low/medium risk
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Azusa to Montclair
Project Readiness
Alternatives Analysis Complete Locally Preferred Alternative Selected
• Alignment • Station and Parking Locations
Environmentally Cleared (CEQA) Right of Way Purchased Station Artists/Concepts Selected Political and Community Support for LPA Advanced Conceptual Engineering/Design Funding
Approved • Contract Awarded to Support Construction Authority
Approved Locally Preferred Alternative Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension — Azusa to Montclair
Future Glendora Station
Future San Dimas Station
Future Claremont Station
Future Montclair StationFuture Pomona Station
Future La Verne Station
Approved by Construction Authority Board of Directors – March 2013
Workplan Milestones5-Year Look Ahead
Substantial Completion Mid-20232014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4
ACE Plan Set Developed 30% ACE Plan Set Complete
DB1 Design Commences ▲
Major Design Elements Complete
ACE Report to Board
Launch DB 1
Launch DB 2
▲ To be funded by residual Measure R Allocation of $33 million
Funding Azusa to Montclair
• Approved Funding Agreement with Metro includes $36 million for advanced conceptual engineering/NEPA work
• Construction ROM = $1.18 billion (currently unfunded) • Metro contemplating new tax measure or extension of
Measure R in Nov 2016 election – Azusa to Claremont is first priority project for new funds
• SANBAG is prepared to pay its proportional share of the cost to design and build the Foothill Extension from Claremont to Montclair
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Ontario Extension – Next Steps
Develop Route
Possibilities
SANBAG, SCAG & Gold Line Partnership
Establish Advisory
Committee
Strategic Planning
Study
Secure Alt. Analysis
Funding *
Alternatives Analysis
Funding and Final
Design
Environmental Certification Construction
* Next Step: Alternatives Analysis - awaiting funding commitments
Creating Jobs/Economic Stimulus
Initial Spending
$490 million
Output $930 million
Employment 6,900 jobs
Earnings $308 million
Tax Revenue $39 million
Economic Impact
Project Spending by Category
73% 12%
6%
2%1%
2%2%
Construction
Real Estate
Architectural & Engineering ServicesInsurance
Legal Services
Administrative Services
Fees & Permits
• Azusa to Montclair extension will create additional construction impacts
• Upon project completion, the fully operational Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension will likely lead to further development and economic activity for many years
• Efficient transit and appropriate zoning has served as a catalyst for investment and long term economic development around stations in other cities
– A similar pattern of densification and transit-oriented development around the Gold Line stations can be expected and will have an additional significant economic impact
Long Term Impact
The 24-mile corridor can absorb significant infill development potential:
1,200 acres of opportunity sites
Roughly equivalent to the size of…
Downtown Los Angeles
Decades of Change Ahead
Station Area Development Opportunities • 17,000 DU • 3 million SF retail • 7.5 million SF office
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Wrap Up
Wrap Up
Pasadena to Azusa: • On-time, on-budget for construction completion/turn over
to Metro – Sept. 2015 • Metro determines when trains start operating passenger
service
Azusa to Montclair: • Advanced conceptual engineering is now underway• Project will be “shovel ready” for design-build
procurement in 2017 and take 5 years to complete • Seeking $1.18 billion construction funding
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