INTERNATIONAL RIGHT OF WAY ASSOCIATION

2020 and Beyond

How Transportation is Shaping L.A.’s Future

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Presenters from the City of Los Angeles:

Uriel Jimenez, Chief Real Estate Officer II, Public Works

David Nevarez, PE, Civil Engineering Associate, Department of Water & Power

Carlos Rios, Principal Transportation Engineer, Department of Transportation

Uriel Jimenez, Chief Real Estate Officer II

CITY OF LOS ANGELES BRIDGE PROJECTS

North Spring St Bridge Phase 1

● OLD and NEW● Dry weather construction● Bridge widening and bike

facility

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North Spring St Bridge Phase 22

Center Pier completed

North Atwater Bridge - RenderingBuilding Demolished

● Consequential impacts● Old building - demolition challenges● New street

North Atwater Bridge

● Iconic multi-modal bridge

● Equestrian● Bicycles ● Pedestrians● Griffith Park

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Soto St near Mission Rd and Huntington Dr

● A bridge project without a bridge?

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Soto St Bridge over Valley Blvd and UPRR5

Existing Soto St Bridge and abandoned rail bridge

Street widening work in progress● Bridge widening● Bridge demolition and railroads● Billboards

Riverside Dr Viaduct Replacement over LA River

● A new bridge, new alignment

● Bicycle facilities● And yes - a new

roundabout!● Challenges -

multiple railroads, the Los Angeles River, elevation changes, and demolition

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Taylor Yard Bike/Pedestrian Bridge 7

Taylor Yard Bridge - Rendering

● A sign of things to come

● Bicycles and pedestrian

● The Los Angeles River and recreational opportunities; east and west

6th Street Bridge 8

Taylor Yard Bridge - Rendering

● Iconic to iconic● Challenges before -

community input, design competition, the market

● Challenges during● A new Hollywood

sign?

Glendale – Hyperion Complex of Bridges

● Multiple bridges - and if that were not enough, one more…

● Seismic retrofit ● Widening over and next

to the Los Angeles River, Caltrans, and LADWP property

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