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Purple Line Extension

Wilshire/La Cienega and Wilshire/Rodeo Stations April 3, 2019

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Agenda

• Mural Update
• N. Portal Update
• Transportation Update

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North Canon Artwork

Mural to be installed on North side of Canon Wall

• City Council (Study Session) – April 2 (Tomokazu Matsuyama)
• Stakeholders and Fine Art Commissioners provide art direction
• Artist will provide 3 concept designs
• Stakeholders and Fine Art Commissioners select preferred concept
• Preferred concept to Subway Liaison and full City Council for approval

(May/June 2019)

3 Tomokazu Matsuyama

North Portal Environmental Analysis

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EARLY 2020 Final document presented to City Council for decision MARCH Request for Proposal released APRIL Request for Proposal Due MAY Contract Awarded by City Council 1 Year Environmental Impact Report

North Portal – Draft Alternatives

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Agenda

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• Projec

ect Overv rview ew

• Section
• n 2 Pre-Con
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Updat ates

• Wilshire/Rodeo Station
• Reeves Yard Sound Wall
• N. Canon Staging Yard

Demolition

• City Utilities
• N. Canon Closure
• Piling
• Decking
• Section
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nstruction

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Updat ates

• Wilshire/La Cienega

Station Excavation

• Business

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Shop P p Play # y #Beverl erlyHil ills

Purple Line Extension

Project Alignment

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Sections 1, 2 & 3 Status

8 *Subject to change. The PLE project team is working to deliver the project consistent with Measure M

Forecasted Schedule Section

Section 1 Section 2 Section 3

Length

3.92 Miles 2.59 Miles 2.56 Miles

New Stations

Wilshire/La Brea Wilshire/Fairfax Wilshire/La Cienega Wilshire/Rodeo Century City/ Constellation Westwood/UCLA Westwood/VA Hospital

Pre-Construction Activities

2014 – 2015 2016 – 2018 2018 – 2019

Construction

2015 – 2023 2018 – 2025 2019 – 2027

Operations

2023 2025 2027

Section 2

Wilshire/Rodeo Station

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Purple Line Extension

Section 2 Alignment

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Wilshire/Rodeo Station Box

Station Box

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Rendering shows length of the underground station box

• n Wilshire Bl from Canon Dr to Beverly Dr

Wilshire/Rodeo Station Schedule

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• Prep work began December 2018
• Sound wall installation to

be completed in April 2019*

• Work Hours: 8am – 6pm

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Wilshire/Reeves Staging Yard

Sound Wall Installation

Draf aft S Staging Y Yar ard l lay ayout

*Subject to change

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Reev eeves es S Staging ng Y Yard

Demolition of N. Canon Properties

Complete

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Photo from demolition

• N. Canon Staging Yard
• 20-foot sound wall around the staging yard will be installed to mitigate

noise to adjacent properties and public ROW

• Anticipated Start Date: mid-April
• Completion Date: late May 2019
• Yard will contain:
• Electrical substation
• Ventilation system
• Scrubbers
• Water treatment plant
• Equipment and material storage

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Utility Potholing

• Potholing work to identify

existing utilities below the street

• Estimated Duration: 3-4 weeks
• Anticipated Start Date: April 8, 2019*
• Estimated Completion Date:

early May, 2019*

• Work Hours: Monday – Friday

9:00am – 4:00pm

• Lane closures on Wilshire Blvd.

and adjoining streets will be required

• Two lanes maintained in each

direction.

• Impacted properties will be notified

in advance of work starting

*Subject to change

Example of potholing for water line

Beverly/Wilshire (15 potholes) Reeves/Wilshire (34 potholes) Crescent/Wilshire (13 potholes) Canon/Wilshire (20 potholes)

• Work Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am - 4pm
• Crosswalk closure on Wilshire Bl and Crescent Dr

Utility Potholing

Stage 1: 1-2 days

• Work Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am - 4pm
• Crosswalk closure on Wilshire Bl and N Canon Dr

Utility Potholing

Stage 2: 1-2 days

• Work Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am - 4pm
• No left turn on eastbound Wilshire Bl to

northbound N Canon Dr

• Crosswalk closure on Wilshire Bl and N Canon Dr

Utility Potholing

Stage 3: 1-2 days

• Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 4pm

Utility Potholing

Stage 4: 1-2 days

• Work Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am - 4pm
• Flagger will be available for alley access

Utility Potholing

Stage 5: 1-2 days

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Water and Sewer Line Replacement

Anti ticipat pated ed S Star tart D t Date: ate: Early May 2019*

• Sewer Replacement - 10 weeks
• Water Line Replacement - 12 weeks
• 22 weeks total

Work H k Hour urs:

• Weekdays: 9am – 4pm and 8pm – 7am
• Weekends: 10am – 6pm (as needed)

Trenching for waterline placement Traffic C Control

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• Two lanes in each direction will be maintained

for day work on Wilshire Bl

• One lane in each direction will be maintained

for night work

Sewer Line Replacement

Stage 1: 5 days

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• Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 4pm
• No left turn onto N Crescent Dr from Wilshire Bl
• No left turn onto Wilshire Bl from S Crescent Dr

Sewer Line Replacement

Stage 2: 5 days

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• Work Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am - 4pm

Sewer Line Replacement

Stage 3: 5 days

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• Work Hours: Monday-Wednesday*, 9am - 4pm
• No left turns from Wilshire Bl to N Canon Dr
• * Monday - Friday, 9am - 4pm if N Canon Dr is closed

• N. Canon Drive Closure

Anticipated Summer 2019*

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• N. Canon Drive Closure

Piling Set-up

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Example of construction area with piling set-up on the north side of Wilshire Bl

Pile Drilling Installation

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Pile ile in installa llation in inclu ludes:

• Drill rig to drill holes
• Crane to lift piles into holes
• Truck to backfill holes
• All work occurs behind K-rail

Sched hedule

• Following utility relocation, anticipated to

start Q3 of 2019

• Work Hours:
• 7 days a week
• 8:00am – 9:00pm, drilling
• 9:00pm – 11:00pm, non-drilling
• Work in certain areas restricted to

weekends

Example of piling work in Century City

*Dates subject to change

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Pile Drilling Installation

Example of progress on Constellation Bl

Decking

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Following Pi Piling: A Anti ticipa pated ted l late ate 2019*

• Construction of a concrete deck, curb-to-

curb on Wilshire Bl

• Decking will serve as the temporary street

surface

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k Hour urs: Full closures Friday night at 8pm through Monday mornings at 7am

• Metro will work closely with first

responders on emergency access and safety

• Additional activities under decking

closures: ground improvements, piling, temporary civil improvements, dewatering system installation Asphalt removal on Wilshire Bl near Detroit St Steel beams welding prior to concrete deck panel installation

*Dates subject to change

First/Last Mile Planning

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Complete Streets Plan

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• Streets designed and
• perated for all road users
• More travel choices
• Focus on first/last mile

recommendations

• Blueprint for transportation

planning

• Separate implementation

process with neighborhood- level input

Wilshire Blvd Streetscape Plan

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• Consistent, attractive

streetscape

• Safety for all road users
• Placemaking
• Tie improvements into

Metro construction

• Streetscape design

guidelines (citywide template)

• Allow for customization

Gale Property Planning

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• First/last mile study of

Gale staging yard property (La Cienega station)

• Mobility hub options
• Drop off and pick up
• Micromobility
• Shared mobility
• Autonomous vehicle

connections

Metro’s First / Last Mile Plan

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• Recommendations for the

Rodeo station

• Analysis of barriers
• Potential improvements
• Crossings and connections
• Signage and wayfinding
• Safety and comfort
• Allocation of street space by

mode

• Micromobility
• Shared mobility

How to Get Involved

• Complete Streets Plan
• Review the Draft Plan in Mid-April at:

completestreets.beverlyhills.org

• Special TPC Meeting on May 8th at 6:00 PM
• Anticipated City Council adoption in June
• Wilshire Blvd Streetscape Plan / Gale Property Planning
• Anticipated release of RFP in spring/summer
• Community outreach in summer/fall
• Metro’s First / Last Mile Plan:
• Community outreach in spring (Farmer’s Market)
• Anticipated plan completion in summer

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Section 1

Wilshire/La Cienega Station

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Wilshire/Gale

Intermittent Daily Gale Closure – North of Wilshire Bl

• Gale Dr will be intermittently

closed Monday to Friday, 6am to 6pm, and Saturday 6am to 6pm

• This closure is a public safety

measure due to high volumes of ingress/egress from the property

• Access to N Gale Dr will be

maintained from San Vicente Bl

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Gale Dr from north of Wilshire Bl

Wilshire/La Cienega

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Installing braces inside Wilshire/La Cienega Station

Wilshire/La Cienega – Upcoming Work

Instrumentation Work & Street Maintenance

When hen: Ongoin ing t g through gh 201 2019 Instr trumen entati tation w work on n Wils lshire B Bl a l and nd La Cien eneg ega B a Bl

• Intermittent lane reductions on

Wilshire Bl, La Cienega Bl, and side streets during off-peak hours (non-rush hour) Str treet M eet Mai ainten tenan ance, D Dew ewater atering W Wel ell Mai ainten tenan ance, an and Uti tility W Work on W Wilshi hire e Bl Bl

• Intermittent lane reductions on Wilshire

Bl and side streets during off-peak hours (non-rush hour)

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Example of instrumentation drilling

Upcoming City of Los Angeles Work

Soil Investigation and Improvement Work

• Eastbound directional

closures on Wilshire Bl are anticipated to be in place on the weekends of April 6/7 and April 13/14

• Traffic control will begin

in Beverly Hills, between Hamilton Dr and San Vicente Bl

• A signed detour will be

in place over the duration of the closures

Staging Yard Mitigation

La a Cien eneg ega Y a Yar ard

• Active ventilation fans and fan

lines were wrapped with sound blankets

• 24’ steel frame placed around

the ventilation system with sound blankets

• Sound blankets surrounding

the ventilation system have been upgraded allowing for more sound absorption

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Gal ale Y e Yar ard

• 14’ fences with sound blankets placed

around the crane

• Applied an acoustic dampening material

to the 895 crane engine enclosure

• Added a muffling panel on the exhaust

door and engine compartment door

• Relocated slew alarm
• Added a noise barrier rubber mat to the

lower engine panels

• Acoustic plate under mounted on the

crane counterweight

• Adjusted the crane start up schedule,

when possible

• Started closing the gate, when feasible
• Installed noise dampening louvre adjacent

to crane motor

You’re Invited!

Free ee Community E Even ent t Sunday, June 2, 2019 11am – 3pm La Brea Tar Pits Great Lawn Join us in celebrating the construction progress of the Purple Line Extension Section 1. Come out for FREE family fun, food, games, raffles and live entertainment.

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Helpin ing l g local bu busin siness sses a s as s we bu buil ild. Upda date a as of 4/1/1 /1/19

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, 872 grants have been awarded with a total value of more than $20.5 million along all three projects

BIF Grant Award Update

> Purple L Line e Ex Exte tension, Sect Section 1 1 > BIF Grants Awarded: 188 > BIF Grant Amount Awarded: $4,784,838.79 > Number of small businesses awarded: 73 > City of Beverly Hills only > BIF Grants Awarded: 33 > BIF Grant Amount Awarded: $877,061.20 > Number of small businesses awarded: 14 > BIF Business Advisor: Brian Lazo, PCR, 213.739.2999

BIF Grant Award Update

> Purp rple L Lin ine Ext xtensio ion, S , Sectio ion 2 2 > BIF Grants Awarded: 40 > BIF Grant Amount Awarded: $1,125,086.19 > Number of small businesses awarded: 25 > City of Beverly Hills only > BIF Grants Awarded: 36 > BIF Grant Amount Awarded: $1,072,637.70 > Number of small businesses awarded: 23 > BIF Business Advisor: Darrell Smith, PCR, 213.739.2999

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Construction Updates on La Cienega and Rodeo Stations Wednesday, May 1 6:30pm – 8pm

Beverly Hills Public Library 2nd Floor Auditorium 444 N Rexford Dr Beverly Hills, CA 90210

2 hour free parking before 5pm Free after 5pm, no validation necessary

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