Metro - File #: 2026-0295

• File #: 2026-0295
• Type: Project
• Status: Filed
• File created: 4/10/2026
• In control: Construction Committee
• On agenda: 5/20/2026
• Final action: 5/28/2026
• Title: CONSIDER: A. ESTABLISHING a Life-of-Project (LOP) budget for the North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project in the amount of $428,988,535; and B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute project-related agreements up to the authorized Life-of-Project budget.
• Sponsors: Construction Committee
• Indexes: Arroyo Verdugo subregion, Brt Connector Red/Orange Line To Gold Line (Project), Budget, Budgeting, Burbank, Bus rapid transit, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Contractors, Contracts, Debt, Eagle Rock, Formula Funds, Funding plan, Glendale, Grant Aid, Measure M, Measure R, Metro Busway G Line, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Motion / Motion Response, North Hollywood, North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor, Pasadena, Plan, Policy, Procurement, Program Management, Project, Proposition C, Safety, San Fernando, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, San Fernando Valley subregion, San Gabriel, Sidewalks, South Bay Cities subregion, State Transportation Improvement Program, Strategic planning, Subregional Equity Program, Transit buses, Twenty-eight by '28 Initiative, Westside Cities subregion, Westside/Central Service Sector

Date	Action By	Action	Result
5/28/2026	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
MAY 21, 2026

Subject
SUBJECT: NORTH HOLLYWOOD TO PASADENA BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. ESTABLISHING a Life-of-Project (LOP) budget for the North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project in the amount of $428,988,535; and

B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute project-related agreements up to the authorized Life-of-Project budget.

Issue
ISSUE

On December 5, 2024, the Board authorized a Preconstruction Budget for Phase 1 of the North Hollywood to Pasadena BRT Project (Project), which included preconstruction services (constructability reviews, construction staging and phasing development, construction scheduling, estimating and price build-up). Since that time, Metro staff have worked with the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC), the Design Consultant and the Cities of Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena and Los Angeles to advance the design, complete field investigations, undergo constructability reviews and explore scope refinement and value engineering opportunities. The Project is nearing completion of Phase 1 of the CM/GC contract and is now ready to establish the LOP budget. Establishment of the LOP budget is a required next step to keep the Project on track for successful completion.

Background
BACKGROUND

The Project is a 19-mile Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor with 22 stations. The Project serves as a key regional connection between the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys and traverses the communities of North Hollywood (NoHo), Burbank, Glendale, Eagle Rock, and Pasadena. Each community has dense residential populations and many cultural, entertainment, shopping, and employment areas throughout, including the NoHo Arts District, Burbank Media District, Glendale Galleria, Americana at Brand, Eagle Rock Plaza, and Old Pasadena.
The Project goals are to:
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