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Metro Orange Line Extension; Four Years Early and $61 Million Under Budget ITE District 6 Meeting – July 15, 2013 Michael P. Meyer Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility

The Metro Orange Line Extension Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 2

Project Overview Metro Orange Line North Hollywood to Warner Center  13 Miles, 12 Stations  Off-street Busway  Designed to LRT Standards  Parallel Bicycle/Pedestrian Pathway  Opened 2005  Ridership success with 25,000 riders per day Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 3

Project Overview Continued Metro Orange Line Extension  4 Miles, 4 New Stations, 1 Reconfigured  Off-Street Busway Designed to LRT Standards  Parallel Bicycle/Pedestrian Pathway  Opened June 2012  Total Orange Line Ridership now 30,000/day Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 4

Contract Phases  AA/Draft EIR  Final EIR  Conceptual Engineering  Preliminary Engineering  Design Development of Design/Build Documents • Included PS& E Option  Engineering Services During Construction Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 5

Lessons Learned - Planning Alternatives Analysis and Environmental Clearance  Study All Reasonable Alternatives  Incorporate Mitigation into Project Description (Noise Walls)  Preserve Leases Where Feasible  Cautious Parking Demand Forecast Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 6

Self Storage Lease Preserved Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 7

Leases Preserved Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 8

Alignment Issues Bike/Ped Pathway Adjacent to Canoga Avenue, but on Busway Bridge over LA River Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 9

Environmental Impact  Architectural Treatment to Reduce Visual Impact  Rendering of Overcrossing Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 10

Lessons Learned - Design  Wider Busway to Avoid Mirror Clippings  Extended Concrete on Intersection Approaches  90 Degree Crossings  Landscape Issues • Pruning Trees • Bushes Obscuring Path • City ROW Adjacent to Metro ROW Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 11

Typical Cross Section Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 12

Expediting Construction  Construction Staging Plan Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 13

Station Construction Staging Construction Staging on South Lot North Parking Lot Separate Contract Bus Terminus Built After Overcrossing Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 14

North Parking Lot Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 15

Chatsworth Station Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 16

Lassen St./Railroad Overcrossing Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 17

Bus-Rail Non-Interface Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 18

Overcrossing at Night Photos by John Livzey Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 19

Canoga Station Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 20

Sherman Way Station Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 21

Roscoe Station Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 22

Non-Motorized Access Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 23

Nordhoff Station Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 24

Awards  Community Impact category of the 43rd Annual Los Angeles Architectural Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) Awards.  Project Achievement Award, to recognize outstanding achievement in the practice of construction management – CMAA Southern California Chapter  Innovative Transportation Solutions Award for 2012 from the WTS Los Angeles Chapter  AIA San Fernando Valley Architectural Achievement award 2012 Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 25

Summary  Examined lessons learned from previous project  Anticipated legal challenges  Incorporated mitigation into project design  Evaluated construction staging to identify long lead-time items  Considered contracting options/Chose hybrid approach  Took advantage of economic times  Political will to make this the first Measure R Project constructed Innovation for better mobility Innovation for better mobility 26

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