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File #: 2025-0195   
Type: Oral Report / Presentation Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 3/5/2025 In control: Construction Committee
On agenda: 7/16/2025 Final action:
Title: RECEIVE AND FILE this Program Management Project Status Report that summarizes capital program performance through May 2025.
Sponsors: Construction Committee
Indexes: Airport Metro Connector (AMC) Station Project, Automatic fare collection, Bikeways, Board approved Contract, Budgeting, Bus rapid transit, Capital Project, Castaic, Century City, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Construction completed, Construction engineering, Construction management, Construction safety, Construction Support, Contractors, Crossovers, Disadvantaged business enterprises, Division 20, East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Project, East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor, Elevators, Equity Focus Communities, Express lanes, Federal Transit Administration, Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority, Full Funding Grant Agreement, Glendora, Gold Line Foothill Extension 2B, Grade separations, I-105, I-5, Intersections, La Verne, Light rail transit, Light rail vehicles, Los Angeles International Airport, Maintenance, Maintenance of way, Maps, Metro Busway G Line, Metro Center Street Project, Metro Divisions, Metro Equity Platform, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Rail K Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Mitigation, North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor, Oral Report / Presentation, Pasadena, Payment, Pomona, Procurement, Program Management, Progressive Design/Build, Project, Project delivery, Project management, Project Status Report, Property acquisition, Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project, Safety, Safety and security, San Dimas, San Fernando, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, San Fernando Valley subregion, Small Business Enterprise, Small Business Prime Program, Start of first construction, Subcontractors, Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition, Testing, Tolls, Transit centers, Transit Passenger Information System, Twenty-eight by '28 Initiative, Union Pacific Railroad, Van Nuys, Variance, Westside Cities subregion, Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 1, Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 2, Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 3, Westside/Central Service Sector, Westwood/UCLA Station, Westwood/VA Hospital Station, Wilshire/Fairfax Station, Wilshire/La Brea Station, Wilshire/La Cienega Station, Wilshire/Western Station
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - Project Status Report
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Meeting_Body

CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE

JULY 16, 2025

 

 

Subject

SUBJECT:                     PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PROJECT STATUS

 

Action

ACTION:                     RECEIVE AND FILE

 

Heading

RECOMMENDATION

 

Title

RECEIVE AND FILE this Program Management Project Status Report that summarizes capital program performance through May 2025.

 

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 (Attachment A) 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, LAX/Metro Transit Center (AMC), Gold Line Foothill Ext. Phase 2B, Division 20 Portal Widening Turnback, I-5 North County Enhancements, North Hollywood to Pasadena BRT Project, G Line BRT Improvements, I-105 Express Lanes, East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project, Southeast Gateway Line, l). The report highlights construction activities and safety data based on the latest available information through May 2025. 

 

Equity_Platform

EQUITY PLATFORM

 

The following table summarizes Equity Focus Communities (EFC) percentage data for the individual projects covered in this report.

 

Vehicle_Miles_Traveled _Outcome
VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED OUTCOME

 

VMT and VMT per capita in Los Angeles County are lower than national averages, the lowest in the SCAG region, and on the lower end of VMT per capita statewide, with these declining VMT trends due in part to Metro’s significant investment in rail and bus transit.*  Metro’s Board-adopted VMT reduction targets align with California’s statewide climate goals, including achieving carbon neutrality by 2045. To ensure continued progress, all Board items are assessed for their potential impact on VMT.

 

The projects in this report have mixed outcomes, but on the whole, most of the projects in this report will likely decrease VMT in LA County. Within this suite of projects, Metro seeks to reduce single-occupancy vehicle trips, provide a safe transportation system, and increase accessibility to destinations via transit, cycling, walking, and carpooling. Some of the projects within this status report include items that will ease congestion for cars and trucks, or expand vehicle capacity, resulting in the possibility of increased VMT. However, these projects also provide for carpooling infrastructure and reinvestment of funding towards transit projects. In addition, the projects’ multi-modal benefits may contribute to offsetting the possible increase in VMT.

 

Footnote 1 - While the agency remains committed to reducing VMT through transit and multimodal investments, some projects may induce or increase personal vehicle travel. However, these individual projects aim to ensure the efficient and safe movement of people and goods. Although the I-5 North County Enhancements and I-105 Expresslanes projects may not directly contribute to the achievement of the Board-adopted VMT Reduction Targets, the VMT Targets were developed to account for the cumulative effect of a suite of programs and projects within the Metro region, which individually may induce or increase VMT. Additionally, Metro has a voter-approved mandate to deliver multimodal projects that enhance mobility while ensuring the efficient and safe movement of people and goods.

 

 *Based on population estimates from the United States Census and VMT estimates from Caltrans’ Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) data between 2001-2019.

 

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 2.3. Below are the project’s recordable injury rates as compared to the national average.

 

Safety project rates are based on the latest available information, consistent with reporting timelines.

 

Footnote 2 - PLE3 (C1151) Above National Average - When the safety rate falls above the national average, the contractor establishes a routine program to conduct daily inspections of the different tasks within the construction sites to verify compliance with safety protocols. When injuries occur, the contractor investigates the nature of the injury and develops programs to address the nature of the injuries. The contractor also conducts Safety Standdowns whenever serious injuries occur to reinforce the correct safety protocols. The current safety data for this contractor demonstrates improvement in their safety performance due to these proactive measures.

 

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 October 2025.

 

Attachment

ATTACHMENT

 

Attachment A - Project Status Report

 

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