Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
MAY 20, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: K-LINE'S NEW TRACTION POWER SUBSTATION PROJECT
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. ESTABLISHING a Life-of-Project (LOP) budget for the K-Line new Traction Power Substation (TPSS) Support project (Project) in the amount of $38,450,000; and
B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute project-related agreements, including contract and task order modifications, up to the authorized LOP.
Issue
ISSUE
A LOP budget for the Project is required to execute contracts and pursue completion of the Project. Establishing the LOP budget after bids are received is based on lessons learned and best management practices regarding establishing final budgets, when adequate information is available. Approval of the LOP at this time is required to meet funding deadlines set by external grant partners and will maintain the Project schedule.
Background
BACKGROUND
Revenue service of the K-Line started in October 2022, which provided a connection between the Aviation Station on the C-Line, the upcoming LAX people-mover, downtown Inglewood, Crenshaw Boulevard, and the MLK Station on the E-Line. The original K-Line design allocated a total of 10 TPSS units for the project. However, during construction of the project, two of these TPSS units, Number 4 and Number 7, were removed and reclassified as future installations. A nominal amount of infrastructure was installed for these future installations.
At present, the K Line operates with 2-car trains at 7-minute headways.
This Project is to install the two TPSS units to provide adequate traction power, enabling operations of up to 3-car trains at 5-minute headways.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
In April 2023, Metro received $35,161,000 in Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) Cycle 6 General Fund New Project Funding to support two additional TPSS units on the K-Line.
The fut...
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