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Purple Line Extension Updates on La Cienega and Rodeo Stations November 8, 2017
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Agenda
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• Project Overview
• Section 1 Construction Updates
• Wilshire/La Cienega Station
• La Cienega Decking
• Decking Overview
• Schedule
• Detours
• Safety
• Section 2 Pre-Construction Updates• Rodeo Drive Station
• Advance Utility Relocation (AUR)• SCE Phase I, underway• SCE Phase II, future
power outage• SoCal Gas and AT&T
• Geotechnical Investigation• Demolition of former Ace
Gallery• Proposed MOA for AUR
• Business Interruption Fund
• Questions & Answers
Purple Line ExtensionProject Alignment
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Sections 1, 2 & 3 Status
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Under Construction Forecasted ScheduleSection Section 1 Section 2 Section 3
Length 3.92 Miles 2.59 Miles 2.59 Miles
New Stations Wilshire/La BreaWilshire/FairfaxWilshire/La Cienega
Wilshire/RodeoCentury City/ Constellation
Westwood/UCLAWestwood/VA Hospital
Pre-Construction Activities
Current - 2016 2016 - 2018 2016 – 2018*
Construction 2015 - 2023 2018 – 2024* 2018 – 2024*
Operations 2023 2024* 2024*
*Subject to change. The PLE project team is working to deliver the project consistent with Measure M
*Metro’s goal is to complete the entire Purple Line Extension by 2024 if Federal matching funds for Section 3 are secured.
Section 1Wilshire/La Cienega Station
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Wilshire/La Cienega Station
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Rendering shows length of the La Cienega underground station box on Wilshire Bl from La Cienega Bl to Tower Dr
Wilshire/La Cienega Station*As of November 2017, subject to change
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Wilshire/La Cienega Station Decking Overview
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• Construction of a concrete deck on Wilshire Bl, which will serve as a temporary roadway while construction proceeds underground. This construction spans the width of Wilshire Bl
• Location: Wilshire Bl between La Cienega Bl and San Vicente Bl, and in the Wilshire/La Cienegaintersection
• This work occurs under full weekend closures of Wilshire Bland La Cienega Bl
Wilshire/La Cienega DeckingWork zone
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Approximate location of decking work zone at Wilshire Bl/La Cienega Bl
GALE LAYDOWN
YARDLA CIENEGALAYDOWN
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Wilshire/La Cienega StationWeekend Closures Schedule
Wilshire Bl/La Cienega Bl Weekend Closures Schedule• Approximately 17 weekend closures• Scheduled in 3 phases• Started September 8, 2017
Phase 1: Wilshire Bl between La Cienega Bl and San Vicente Bl – COMPLETE
Phase 2: Wilshire/La Cienega intersection – COMPLETE• 4 weekends
Phase 3: Wilshire Bl between La Cienega Bl and San Vicente Bl• 11 weekends • Started November 3rd
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Wilshire/La Cienega StationDecking Construction
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Placing deck beams on Wilshire Bl
Phase 3: East/West DetourWilshire Bl between La Cienega Bl and San Vicente Bl
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Closures:• Westbound Wilshire Bl
will be closed at San Vicente Bl
• Eastbound Wilshire Bl will be closed at Robertson Bl
Local Access:
• Maintained to Wilshire Bl,La Cienega Bl open during this phase
Detours:
• Eastbound: Wilshire Bl Robertson Bl Burton Way San Vicente BlWilshire Bl
• Westbound: Wilshire Bl San Vicente Bl Burton Way Robertson BlWilshire Bl
Bus DetoursWeekend Full Closures
Bus Detour Route will follow Traffic Detour:
• Eastbound: Wilshire Bl Robertson Bl Burton Way San Vicente BlWilshire Bl
• Westbound: Wilshire Bl San Vicente Bl Burton Way Robertson BlWilshire Bl
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For information regarding changes to Metro service, please call 323.GoMetro or visit: https://www.metro.net/service/advisories/
720/20 Wilshire bus stops for Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienegahave been relocated to temporary locations away from the construction zone and will remain in place until construction is completed
Help Us Keep You Safe
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Purple Line Extension24/7 Project Hotline - 213.922.6934Email – [email protected]
On Metro TransitSee Something, Say Something888-950-SAFE (7233)
Construction Safety Awareness ProgramGlyssa Alcazar, Community Relations OfficerEmail: [email protected]: 323.900.2192
City of Beverly [email protected] Works Customer Service: (310) 285-2467
Section 2Wilshire/Rodeo Station
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Purple Line ExtensionSection 2 Agenda
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• Rodeo Drive Station• Advance Utility Relocation (AUR)
• SCE Phase I, underway• SCE Phase II, future power outage• SoCal Gas and AT&T
• Geotechnical Investigation• Demolition of former Ace Gallery• Proposed MOA for AUR
Purple Line ExtensionSection 2 Alignment
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Wilshire/Rodeo Station
Rendering shows length of the underground station box on Wilshire Bl from Canon Dr to Beverly Dr
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Advanced Utility Relocation
Southern California EdisonRed=power
• Sunday 10am-6pm, Monday-Friday 9am-4pm
• Sun – Wed: Wilshire with turn restrictions
• Thurs-Fri: Reeves or Wilshire with no turn restrictions
• City of Beverly Hills/Metro traffic engineers will monitor traffic
• Local Access Only signs
• Signal and crosswalk timing adjustments
• Traffic Control Officers (TCO)
• Beverly Hills Police Department support
• Any other adjustments as needed to work plans, traffic plans or detours
• Monitor bus stops and zones
SCE Advanced Utility RelocationMonitoring and Adjustment
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Wayfinding Signage
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• SCE Phase 1: September 5, 2017
• SCE Phase 2: January 2018
• SCG: February 2018
• AT&T: February 2018
Advanced Utility RelocationWilshire/Rodeo Station
Rendering of AUR work23
• Cable Pulling: 3 weeks, anticipated January 2018
• Utility Interruption: Two 8-hour outages per circuit
• Anticipated January 2018
• 3 separate circuits impacted
• Direct engagement to impacted businesses and one residential
unit
• Same traffic plans as SCE Phase 1
SCE Phase 2
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*Pending City Council Approval
SCG and AT&T Utility RelocationCombined Traffic Control
Starting February 2018
• SCG and AT&T will work simultaneously within work zone• Will reduce overall duration of work• Work is scheduled from February through August 2018
• Stage 1-3 will look similar to SCE• Work is set up in morning and taken down each night• Will accommodate awards season
• Stage 4 -8 will take place behind K-rail• K-rail to remain 24/7 and work will take place behind it during approved
working hours• Set up will take place after awards season (March 5, 2018)
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*Pending City Council Approval
SCG and AT&T Utility RelocationStage 1: 16 days / Sun.: 10am-6pm, Mon.-Wed.: 9am-4pm
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SCG and AT&T Utility RelocationStage 4-7 Traffic Proposal
• Medians and parking removed from work zone
• Buses relocated outside of work zone
• Wilshire Bl two lanes each direction from west of Beverly Dr to east of Canon Dr
Example on Wilshire Bl
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SCG and AT&T Utility RelocationStage 4: 34 days / Mon-Fri: 7am-7pm, Sat-Sun: 10am-6pm
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Purpose of Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
• Establish conditions and procedures for construction
• Minimize impacts to the Community
• Establish compliance monitor and enforcement process
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Key Terms of the MOA
• Enforcement of Conditions
• Independent Compliance Monitor
• Allowable Work Hours
• Holiday Moratorium
• Service Interruptions
• Traffic Impacts
• On-Street Parking
• Noise Standards
• Light Mitigation
• Traffic Mitigation Conditions
• Business Mitigation Assistance
• Notifications Process
Proposed Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)AUR
Legally binding document between City and Metro• Sets allowable work hours for each activity
• Mostly day work
• Service interruptions at night
• Provides details on required mitigations
• Holiday Moratorium
• Noise Limits
• Parking Replacement
• Business Mitigation Assistance
• Aesthetics of signage and construction fencing
• Bus Relocation – for duration of construction, installed before Phase 4 of SCE/AT&T (krail)
• Details violations and penalties
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*Pending City Council Approval
MOA – AURHoliday Moratorium
• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• President’s Day
• Mother’s Day
• Memorial Day
• Father’s Day
• Easter Sunday
• The First Two Days of Passover
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Utility cutover or surface work in the City Rights-of-Way shall be prohibited between the Saturday after Thanksgiving Day through New Year’s Day, except that cable pulling activities during the work hours provided above may occur through December 14th during this holiday moratorium period.
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Rosh Hashanah
• Yom Kippur
• Thanksgiving Day
• The Friday after Thanksgiving
• Christmas Day
MOA – AUR5 Step Noise Plan
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Metro 5 Step Noise Plan
• Training
• Scheduling
• Noise Control Measures• Movable noise barriers
• Low impact back up alarms
• Stage equipment away from residences and hotels
• Solar powered equipment
• Noise barrier fencing at staging yards
• Monitoring
• Response
MOA – AURNoise Mitigation
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Except by written permission from the City during emergencies, sawcutting, jackhammering, and the use of vacuum trucks are prohibited at the following times and locations:
• 12pm to 2:30pm, Monday through Saturday, on N Canon Dr
• 6pm to 9am, Monday through Friday, on all streets
• 6pm to 10am, Saturday through Sunday, on all streets
MOA – AURParking Mitigations
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Replacement parking – provide 1 parking spot for each parking spot Metro takes for construction:
• Replacement parking will be in suitable distance from removed spot
• On-street signage
• Postcards provided to local businesses
• Web and social media campaign
• Advertisement in local papers
MOA – AURBusiness Mitigation Assistance (BMA)
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• 24/7 Hotline with live-person
• Advertising
• Eat Shop Play Beverly Hills
• Coordination with BH Chamber of Commerce and My Beverly Hills campaign
• Coordination with BH Tourism and Visitors Bureau and Love Beverly Hills campaign
• Parking Mitigation
• Banners and signage (Aesthetic Treamtment)
• Communications, Outreach and Engagement
MOA – AURNorth Canon Traffic Study
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• Feasibility analysis of options to promote traffic flow to North Canon businesses
• Administered by City of Beverly Hills, paid for my Metro
• Includes study of temporary closure of N. Canon at Wilshire
• Two community meetings required before recommendations implemented
• Requires recommendation to City Council by March 2018
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• Gather additional soil information to validate existing data and characterize subsurface conditions for the design and construction of stations, tunnels, and cross passages• Cross passages connect the two tunnels and house mechanical and electrical
equipment along the alignment
• Install groundwater monitoring wells and gas probes to be used for monitoring prior to and during construction
Geotechnical Site InvestigationPurpose of Investigation
Geotechnical Site InvestigationSchedule
• Begin work on Monday November 13, 2017
• Completion of work by February 2018
• Schedule: 3 to 5 days per boring location
• Each shift: 2 to 3 hours spent on set-up and breakdown (including traffic control and noise mitigation efforts)
• Proposed work hours:
• Nighttime: 8pm – 6am
• Daytime: 9am – 4pm
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Geotechnical Site InvestigationTraffic Control
ALL TURN LANES OPEN FOR USE
Typical Traffic Control for Work Zone in Outside Lanes
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Demolition of 9430 Wilshire BlFormer Ace Gallery, future Construction Staging Yard
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Demolition of 9430 Wilshire BlFormer Ace Gallery
Site Address: 9430 Wilshire Blvd
• 2-Story Building on the corner of Wilshire Bl and Reeves Dr
Schedule
• Anticipated Start in January 2018
• Estimated Duration of Demolition Activities: 5-7 weeks
Traffic Impacts
• Temporary Lane Closure along Wilshire Bl (approximately 2 weeks)
• Temporary Turn Restriction on Reeves Dr
• Sidewalk/Partial Lane Closure along Reeves Dr (duration of demolition)
• Pedestrian protection to be installed
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*Pending City Council Approval
Dust Mitigation• Water used to spray demo
area
Noise Mitigation• Equipment installed with
low-noise mufflers and noise blankets on fencing around work area
Protection of the Park• Fencing/barrier around work
area including noise control measures.
Demolition of 9430 Wilshire BlFormer Ace Gallery
Example of noise mitigation blanket
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Next StepsWilshire/Rodeo Station
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City Council on November 21, 2017
• Approval of remaining AUR work
– SCE Phase II
– SCG/AT&T
• Approval of AUR Memorandum of Agreement
City Council on January 9, 2018
• Ace Gallery Demo permit
Notification process
• Hand delivered, email, website, social media
Continued Outreach and Communication
• Monthly meeting – 2nd Wednesday of each month at City of Beverly Hills City Hall
• “Traffic Alert” in local newspapers
• Construction notices
• Online and social media ads
Helping local businesses as we build.Update as of 11/3/17
BIF Information and Eligibility
> Financial assistance to small “mom & pop” businesses with 25 or fewer employees directly impacted by Metro Rail construction along three project areas
> Businesses must be located immediately adjacent to the rail corridor and meet other eligibility requirements
> Grant amount determined by loss of business revenue related to period of construction disruption
> To date, more than $11.4 million awarded to 252 small businesses along all three project areas
BIF Grant Award Update
> Purple Line Extension, Section 1
> BIF Grants Awarded: 125
> BIF Grant Amount Awarded: $2,982,547.49
> Number of small businesses awarded: 54
> BIF Business Advisor: Brian Lazo, PCR, 213.739.2999
> Purple Line Extension, Section 2
> BIF Business Advisor: Darrell Smith, PCR, 213.739.2999
Updates on La Cienega and Rodeo Stations
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
6:30pm – 8pm
Beverly Hills City HallMunicipal Gallery455 N Rexford Dr
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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Next Community MeetingBeverly Hills
Stay in Touch
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SCG and AT&T Utility RelocationStage 2: 20 days / Sun: 10am-6pm, Mon-Wed: 9am-4pm
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SCG and AT&T Utility RelocationStage 2A: 3 days / Sun: 10am-6pm, Mon-Wed: 9am-4pm
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SCG and AT&T Utility RelocationStage 3: 9 days / Sun: 10am-6pm, Mon-Wed: 9am-4pm
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SCG and AT&T Utility RelocationStage 5: 5days / Mon-Fri: 7am-7pm, Sat-Sun: 10am-6pm
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K-Rail 24/7
SCG and AT&T Utility RelocationStage 6: 12 days / Mon-Fri: 7am-7pm, Sat-Sun: 10am-6pm
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SCG and AT&T Utility RelocationStage 7: 6 days / Mon-Fri: 7am-7pm, Sat-Sun: 10am-6pm
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K-Rail 24/7
SCG and AT&T Utility RelocationStage 8: 6 days / Mon-Fri: 7am-7pm, Sat-Sun: 10am-6pm
K-Rail 24/7
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