CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
JANUARY 15, 2025
Subject
SUBJECT: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PROJECT STATUS
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE the Program Management Project Status Report.
Issue
ISSUE
Program Management’s capital project status report provides significant highlights regarding several capital projects nearing or under construction.
Background
BACKGROUND
Metro’s mission is to provide a world-class transportation system that enhances the quality of life for all who live, work, and play within LA County. Program Management oversees the construction of capital projects. The attached project status report provides significant information about the progress of 12 major capital projects.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
The project status report includes a summary of 12 major projects including cost and schedule performance, small business project participation status, safety, risk, and equity (Westside Purple Line Sections 1, 2, and 3, Division 20 Portal Widening Turnback, Gold Line Foothill Ext. Phase 2B, Airport Metro Connector, I-5 North County Enhancements, East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor, North Hollywood to Pasadena BRT Project, G Line BRT Improvements, I-105 Express Lanes Projects, and Southeast Gateway Line). The report highlights construction activities, and safety data is based on the latest available information, consistent with reporting timelines.
Equity_Platform
EQUITY PLATFORM
The following table summarizes Equity Focus Communities (EFC) percentage data for the individual projects covered in this report. Please see the refreshed equity section baseline in Attachment A for additional information.
Implementation_of_Strategic_Plan_Goals
IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Strategic plan goal # 1, Metro will expand transportation options, improve the quality of its transit network and assets, and take steps to manage demands on the entire network.
SAFETY
The average national safety rate is 2.4. Below are the project’s recordable injury rates as compared to the national average.
The safety data is based on the latest available information, consistent with reporting timelines.
Next_Steps
NEXT STEPS
Staff will continue to work towards the completion of all capital projects. The next Program Management project status report will be provided in April 2025.
Attachments
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A - Equity Assessments
Prepared_by
Prepared by:
Kathy Knox, Senior Executive Officer, Project Management Oversight, (213) 922-7504
Tashai Smith, Executive Officer, Diversity & Economic Opportunities, (213) 922-2128
Mat Antonelli, Deputy Chief Program Management Officer, (213) 893-7114
Sameh Ghaly, Deputy Chief Program Management Officer, (213) 418-3369
Michael McKenna, Deputy Chief Program Management Officer, (213) 922-4239
Reviewed_by
Reviewed by:
Timothy Lindholm, Chief Program Management Officer, (213) 922-7297
