The Metro Board of Directors on Thursday unanimously awarded a $48.3-million environmental studies and advanced conceptual engineering contract to move forward on the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project, a public transit line between the San Fernando Valley, West Los Angeles and, ultimately, Los Angeles International Airport.
The 50-month contract was awarded to HNTB Corp., Terry A. Hayes Associates Inc. and AECOM Technical Services for contractor services during the state and federal environmental review and project design.
The group will process and analyze environmental studies and impact reports on current Metro concepts and recently submitted proposed, private-industry concepts.
None of the seven board directors who favored the award commented on their vote.
Metro’s designs for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project include an underground subway or a partially above-ground aerial train primarily along Sepulveda Boulevard starting in Van Nuys and along Interstate 405.
The agency could possibly pick one or two of the private-industry concepts, thereby creating a public-private partnership that offers innovative choices for the corridor project as early as next year.
It could take up to four years for the final design to be announced.
The environmental review phase is expected to begin next year with a chance for the public to comment.
At that point, a formal proposal to build the line as a public-private partnership could be submitted for a review, including the private sector participation in building and financing the project. This approach could improve performance, reduce financial risk and possibly accelerate the project, according to Metro officials.
The Sepulveda corridor has been the major transportation route between the San Fernando Valley and the Westside for 90 years.
As the San Fernando Valley and Westside grew, Metro, the California Department of Transportation and their predecessor agencies undertook multiple efforts to improve mobility along that path.
Metro’s study of the area encompasses about 60 square miles on both sides of the freeway between Roscoe Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley and 111th Street near LAX.
In 2016, Los Angeles County voters approved Measure M, the Los Angeles County Traffic Improvement Plan, to fund transportation improvements throughout the county.
The Measure M Expenditure Plan provides implementation of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project in two phases: the first segment between the San Fernando Valley and the Westside of Los Angeles (Valley-Westside) by 2033-2035 and an extension to LAX (Westside-LAX) by 2057-2059.
To learn more about the project, visit www.metro.net/projects/sepulvedacorridor/, email sepulvedatransit@metro.net or call the project information line at (213)922-7375.
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