Purple Line Extension

Section 1 Construction Community Meeting May 21, 2015

Tonights Agenda
Advanced Utility Relocation Update and Look-Ahead
Pile Installation at La Brea Look-Ahead
Tree Removal and Replacement Overview
Eat, Shop, Play Local
On the Move Riders Club

Breakout Session Q&A

Section 2
New Starts Engineering phase of the FTA Capital Investment Grant Program

Under Construction
Section 1

Forecasted Schedule
Section 2
Section 3

Length

3.9 Miles

2.55 Miles

2.48 Miles

New Stations

Wilshire/La Brea
Wilshire/Fairfax
Wilshire/La Cienega

Wilshire/Rodeo
Century City/
Constellation

Westwood/UCLA
Westwood/VA
Hospital

Pre-Construction Activities Current - 2016

2015 - 2018

2025 - 2027

Construction

2015 - 2023

2019 - 2026

2027 - 2035

Operations

2024

2026

2035

Tie-in at Western Station

Survey

Design survey of existing streets, sidewalks,

landscape and buildings.

Geotechnical Exploration

Geotechnical samples being extracted by use of

a small drilling machine.
Exploration work will continue June 22nd through
June 25th on Wilshire Blvd from Wilton to
Highland and Cochran to San Vicente.

Photos of recent survey and geotechnical exploration work for

the Wilshire/Western area

Crenshaw Yard Staging Site

Wilshire/Crenshaw
Used throughout Section 1 utility relocation and construction
Mitigation efforts and maintenance:
Right Turn Only signs at Lorraine Gate
No Metro Contractor Parking on City Street signs
Noise awareness training
Nightly noise readings
Maintenance inside and outside of yard

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Signage at the Crenshaw Yard

La Brea Station

Rendering shows length of the La Brea underground station box

on Wilshire Blvd from Orange Dr to Detroit St

La Brea Station
Construction
Survey

Design survey of existing streets, sidewalks, landscape and buildings.

Geotechnical Exploration

Geotechnical samples being extracted by use of a small drilling machine.

Exploration work will continue June 22nd through June 25th on Wilshire Blvd from Wilton to
Highland and Cochran to San Vicente.

Photos of recent survey and geotechnical exploration work for the Wilshire/La Brea area

La Brea Station
North La Brea Staging Yard
April 2015
Day Work (7am-4pm)
Detroit Parking lot permanently closed on April 1
Temporary fence installed
Utilities disconnected

May 2015 through summer 2015

Day Work (7am-4pm)
Construct temporary alley relocation to exit west to Detroit
at northern end.
Close Carling Way Alley at La Brea.
Art removal at former Metro Customer Service Center
Demolition of former Metro Customer Service Center,
Blockbuster and Lawrence of La Brea buildings.
Undergrounding of overhead utilities in Detroit lot.

La Brea Station
North La Brea Staging Yard
April through Summer 2015

Detroit Parking lot permanently

closed on April 1
Temporary fence installed
Construct temporary alley
relocation to exit west to Detroit
at northern end
Close Carling Way Alley at La Brea
Demolition of former Metro
Customer Service Center,
Blockbuster and Lawrence of La
Brea buildings
Construct sound wall

La Brea Station
South La Brea Staging Yard

Metro acquires former Bank of America

property end of May

Temporary fence installation

Abatement work of non-recyclable materials

Metro acquires additional properties end of

summer
Future S La Brea Staging Yard

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La Brea Station
South La Brea Staging Yard
Starting Fall 2015
Day Work (7am-4pm)
Fence remaining property
Demolition of existing buildings
Build sound wall (after sound study is
completed)
Build slurry plant (only used for 2 years) to
support tunneling

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La Brea Station
Mitigation
Business and resident advanced communications
La Brea Staging Yard maintenance

Sound wall study underway

Photos of signage and beginning stages of the North La Brea Staging Yard

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La Brea Station
Pile Installation
Fall 2015 through Summer 2016*
First major construction activity of subway at La Brea.
Length of pile installation will be on Wilshire from Orange Dr.
to Detroit St.
Pile installation includes:

Rig to construct 95ft (L) deep hole on 7 center to center spacing

Crane lifting 95Ft (L) , 24 Inch H-piles into holes
1-2 piles per day, 390 piles total
Drilling, pile installation and backfilled concrete completed same
day

All work occurs behind a K-rail.

Operation anticipated to take approximately 4 months on
each side of the street.
Wilshire will be reduced to two lanes each way during
construction.

*dates subject to change

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La Brea Station
Pile Installation

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Fairfax Station

Rendering shows length of the Fairfax underground station box

on Wilshire Blvd from San Diego Way to just west of Ogden Dr.

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Fairfax Station
Construction
AUR: Electrical, water and gas work continues
Geotechnical exploration work will continue
June 22nd through June 25th on Wilshire Blvd.
between San Vicente and McCarthy.
Work Hours:

Day work:
Monday thru Friday: 9am-3:30pm
Saturday: 8am-6pm
Night work:
Sunday thru Thursday: 8pm-6am
Friday: 10pm-8am

Photos of AUR work for Fairfax Station

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Fairfax Utility Relocation

2 Years

*Schedule is subject to change. Updated as of April 2015.

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Fairfax Station
Mitigation
Noisy activities re-scheduled from night to day work or to be completed by
11 p.m. Activities are monitored throughout each shift.
Torch cutters used in place of traditional plate cutters.
Additional sound blankets placed when needed.
Solar energized lights are utilized to eliminate noise from generators.

Photos of noise mitigation at Wilshire/Fairfax

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La Cienega Station

Rendering shows length of the La Cienega underground station

box on Wilshire Blvd from La Cienega to Tower Dr.

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La Cienega Utility Relocation

30 Months

*Schedule is subject to change. Updated as of April 2015.

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La Cienega Station
Construction
May through December 2015
Potholing, geotechnical, and AUR

activities occur mostly during

daytime hours
Days and Hours

Monday thru Friday: 7am - 4pm

Saturday or Sunday: 9am - 6pm
Night Time Hours:
8pm - 6am or
1am - 9am

Photo of current AUR work at Wilshire/La Cienega

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La Cienega Station
Mitigation
Businesses are open during construction signs are displayed

Additional signage placed for The Saban Theater

Parking relocation program
Noise levels are monitored regularly throughout each shift

Additional sound blankets placed or adjusted when needed

Photos of mitigation efforts at Wilshire/La Cienega

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Noise Mitigation
Night time work permit: Ambient +5 Db
Wilshire/Fairfax

Wilshire/La Cienega

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Tree Removal and Replacement

Estimate 82 trees need to be removed in public Rightof-Way

Tree Removal and Replacement Plan submitted to
Bureau of Street Services April 2015
Trees posted for removal May 9, 2015
Board of Public Works hearing June 2015
Tree removal schedule
La Brea summer 2015
Fairfax summer 2016
La Cienega late 2016
Phoenix dactylifera around
Wilshire/Fairfax

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Eat, Shop, Play

Make it easier for the public to

Eat at local restaurants

Shop at local retail stores
Play at local destinations
during and after construction of new Metro Purple Line Extension

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Eat, Shop, Play History

Required mitigation activity as outcome of Environmental Review
Metro has had success with Destination Discounts program
Rolled former Project Area Discounts into Eat, Shop, Play

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Eat, Shop, Play Program

Local Character & Prosperity
Communities that preserve one-of-a-kind businesses and distinctive

character have an economic advantage

Community Well Being

Locally owned businesses build strong communities by creating vibrant town

centers
Linking neighbors through economic and social relationships

Keeping Dollars Local

Locally owned businesses recycle a large share of their revenue back into

local economies, enriching the whole community

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Eat, Shop, Play

Metro Contribution

Static signage (pole banners, billboards, bus

shelters, print media)

In-store signage, window decals

Printed marketing materials

Website

Business Spotlight

Vendor Days

Customer Incentives

Counter Days

Sample of marketing efforts at Crenshaw/LAX

Project which will also occur at Purple Line

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Eat, Shop, Play

Community Partners
Leverage Metros marketing investment by

Check presentation for the Eat, Shop,

Play Crenshaw winner from last quarter.

making use of ESP collateral

Share/join the ESP Campaign as a business
Share a Business Spotlight
Share/join the ESP Campaign by cross posting

on website, newsletter, and social media

Sponsor Quarterly Drawing

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Eat, Shop, Play

Businesses
Participation is FREE
Includes list on metro.net/eatshopplay
Promotional opportunities to be

spotlighted by Metro
Local and regional audience reach

Customers who spend $25 at business

entered to win $1,000

Eat, Shop, Play Wilshire Business Spotlight video

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Eat, Shop, Play

Community
Take the pledge to Eat, Shop, Play Wilshire
Local dollars help sustain local economy
Spend $25 to enter Quarterly Drawing
$1,000

Grand Prize

$500

2nd Prize

$250

3rd Prize

Sponsor for Q3 2015

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Eat, Shop, Play Wilshire

Quarterly Drawing
Launches July 1, 2015
Spend $25 at participating business from July 1 thru Sept 30, 2015
Submit receipt online or leave in Drop Box at business
Learn more at metro.net/eatshopplay

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Business Interruption Fund (BIF)

Metro Board established a pilot BIF for small mom and pop businesses located
along Section 1 of the Purple Line Extension, CLAX and Little Tokyo area of Regional
Connector

For-profit business or non-religious, non-profit organizations

Small mom and pop businesses -25 or fewer total employees
Located immediately adjacent to the rail corridor and directly impacted by Metro rail
construction (property line abuts or faces the rail corridor, a designated construction staging or
construction storage area)
Businesses that meet technical requirements such as but not limited to:

At least two years of continuous operating history along the project corridor

Must be solvent

Good standing with local, state, and federal taxing and licensing authorities

Able to produce relevant financial records demonstrating a loss of business revenue

directly related to the period of construction
Special provisions for commercial property owners

Metros BIF is administered by Pacific Coast Regional Small Business Development Corp
(PCR)
To apply visit www.pcrcorp.org or contact Angela B. Winston at 213.739.2999 ext. 223
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On the Move Riders Club

Senior travel training program
Free hands-on coaching, by seniors for seniors
Learn to travel safely and independently on fixed route services and
trains throughout the region
Club activities tailored for groups
Senior fares available
For more information contact Lilly Ortiz at onthemove@metro.net or
213.922.2299.

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Future Community Meetings

Next Section 1 Community Meeting: July 16, 2015

Community Meetings held on the 3rd Thursday of every other month

Community Meeting location will rotate along the alignment
Section 1 Advisory Group will meet as needed to discuss station
specific issues. Meetings will be open to the public.

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Stay in Touch
www.metro.net/purplelineext
twitter.com/purplelineext
facebook.com/purplelineext
213.922.6934
purplelineext@metro.net
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