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SANT A MONICA PIE R BR IDGE R E PL ACE ME NT PR OJE CT

OBJE CTIVE

• Staff r

e c omme nds that the City Counc il:

• R

e vie w and c omme nt on the pr

• pose d

c onc e ptual alte r native s for the Pie r Br idge R e plac e me nt Pr

• je c t (the Pr
• je c t)
• Dir

e c t staff to move for war d with the NE PA and CE QA e nvir

• nme ntal r

e vie w phase of the Pr

• je c t c onside r

ing the pr

• pose d c onc e ptual

alte r native numbe r 1 (with options A & B) and alte r native numbe r 4

PURPOSE OF PROJE CT

• Impr
• ve Str

uc tur al Safe ty

• R

e plac e Str uc tur ally De fic ie nt and F unc tionally Obsole te Ve hic ular Br idge

• De sign Br

idge for Ve hic ular / Se ismic L

• ading

GUIDING PRINCIPLE S

• E

nhanc e Pie r Br idge E xpe r ie nc e

• Compatible with Histor

ic al R e sour c e s

• Impr
• ve Pe de str

ian, Bike , Ve hic le Safe ty and R e duc e T r affic Conflic ts

• Impr
• ve F

unc tionality and ADA Ac c e ssibility

PROJE CT DE SCRIPTION

• Pr

ior Wor k

• Be ac h Impr
• ve me nt Gr
• up Studie s (L

ate 1990’s)

• Santa Monic a Pie r

DE IR / E A (2006)

R

e tr

• fit/ R

e habilitation vs. R e plac e me nt

• F

HWA/ Caltr ans Author ization for R e plac e me nt Pr

• je c t (May 2012)

KE Y PROJE CT CONSIDE RATIONS

• F

e de r al F unding R e quir e me nts

• Ge ome tr

ic Constr aints

• E

nvir

• nme ntal R

e quir e me nts

• Histor

ic E le me nts (Pie r Sign, Hippodr

• me ,

Pie r )

• Constr

uc tion Impac ts

PROJE CT SITE

PUBLIC PROCE SS

• E

ar ly Public E ngage me nt

• Pie r

Boar d Me e tings (F e b. 6th, Apr . 15th & Aug. 19th)

• L

andmar ks Commission (Aug. 12th)

• Community Wor

kshop (June 18th)

40 par

tic ipants in four wor king gr

• ups
• Me e tings with Oc e an F

r

• nt Walk Busine ss and

Pr

• pe r

ty Owne r s (Aug. 8th)

• Disability Commission (Nov. 4th)
• Se nior

s Commission (Nov. 20th)

PUBLIC PROCE SS (cont.)

• Soc ial Me dia
• www.smc onstr

uc ts.or g/ smpie r br idge

• www.F

ac e book.c om/ SMConstr uc ts

• T

witte r : www.twitte r .c om/ SMConstr uc ts

PUBLIC PROCE SS (cont.)

• Public Outr

e ac h R e sults

• Disc usse d four

alte r native s

• Public R

e c omme nde d:

Alte r

native 1

– Dir

e c t ac c e ss to Pie r

– Pr

• vide s base line func tionality

Alte r

native 4

– Se par

ate s tr ave l mode s (pe de str ians/ bike s/ ve hic le s)

– R

e c e ive d br

• ad suppor

t by the public , Pie r Boar d, Polic e De par tme nt, and F ir e De par tme nt

PUBLIC PROCE SS (cont.)

• Spe c ial Me e ting w/ Oc e an F

r

• nt Walk

T e nants (Nov 21st)

• 13 par

tic ipants

• R

e sults:

Oppose Moss Ave nue Ac c e ss Str

uc tur e (T e mpor ar y

• r

Pe r mane nt)

R

e c omme nd F ur the r Study of Pie r Ac c e ss Alte r native s suc h as T e mpor ar y R amp fr

• m 1550 L
• t
• n Nor

th Side of Pie r

CONCE PTS

• Alte rna tive s

FROM ORIGINAL 70% WIDER THAN EXISTING

ALTERNATIVE 1 REPLACE IN KIND ALTERNATIVE 4 NEW BRIDGE + EMERGENCY / ADA / BIKE

CONCE PTS – Alternative 1 A – Temporary Moss Avenue Bridge

FROM ORIGINAL

Moss Ave Temp Bridge

70% WIDER THAN EXISTING

CONCE PTS – Alternative 1 B – Temporary Ramp North Side of Pier

Pier Bridge Perspective – Alternative 1

Preliminary Concept

Appian Way Perspective

Parking Lot Perspective

CONCE PTS – Alternative 4

Pier Bridge Perspective – Alternative 4

Preliminary Concept

Appian Way Perspective

Parking Lot Perspective

NE XT STE PS

• Pr

e liminar y E ngine e r ing to r e fine Alte r native s

• Comple te CE

QA and NE PA e nvir

• nme ntal

doc ume nts, 18-24 months

• De te r

mine L

• c ally Pr

e fe r r e d Alte r native

CITY COUNCIL ACTION

• Staff r

e c omme nds that the City Counc il:

• R

e vie w and c omme nt on the pr

• pose d

c onc e ptual alte r native s for the Pie r Br idge R e plac e me nt Pr

• je c t (the Pr
• je c t)
• Dir

e c t staff to move for war d with the NE PA and CE QA e nvir

• nme ntal r

e vie w phase of the Pr

• je c t c onside r

ing the pr

• pose d c onc e ptual

alte r native numbe r 1 (with options A&B) and alte r native numbe r 4