Metro - File #: 2026-0527

• File #: 2026-0527
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 7/14/2026
• In control: Construction Committee
• On agenda: 10/14/2026
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: EXECUTE Modification No. 9 to Contract No. AE73891000 with Moffatt & Nichol to complete the final phase of design and bring the project to shovel-ready stage, in the amount of $955,866, increasing the Total Contract Value from $10,735,474 to $11,691,340; and APPROVE programming an overall $2,028,570 to the project, increasing the programmed Measure R 3% funds from $18,523,736 to $20,552,306, in order to achieve shovel-ready project status.
• Sponsors: Construction Committee
• Indexes: Budgeting, Capital Project, Construction, Contracts, Double track, Funding plan, Gold Line Foothill Extension 2B, Grant Aid, Housing, Insurance, La Verne, Maps, Measure R, Metro Rail A Line, Metrolink, Metrolink San Bernardino Line, Plan, Preliminary Engineering (Project), Procurement, Professional Services, Program Management, Project, Quiet Zone, Safety, San Dimas, Strategic planning, Subdivisions, Surveys

Meeting_Body 
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE 
OCTOBER 14, 2026 
 
Subject 
SUBJECT: LONE HILL TO WHITE DOUBLE TRACK PROJECT   
 
Action 
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION 
 
Heading 
RECOMMENDATION 

Title 
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:

EXECUTE Modification No. 9 to Contract No. AE73891000 with Moffatt & Nichol to complete the final phase of design and bring the project to shovel-ready stage, in the amount of $955,866, increasing the Total Contract Value from $10,735,474 to $11,691,340; and

APPROVE programming an overall $2,028,570 to the project, increasing the programmed Measure R 3% funds from $18,523,736 to $20,552,306, in order to achieve shovel-ready project status. 
 
Issue 
ISSUE 
 
Staff is advancing the Lone Hill to White Double Track project from inception through the final design phase. As the design progressed, additional requirements were identified through coordination with third-party agencies and changes in project interface conditions. Board approval of the staff recommendations will provide the resources necessary to incorporate the requirements needed to complete final design and advance the project to a shovel-ready status while Metro continues to pursue construction funding. This approach allows Metro to complete the design while avoiding premature work that could require redesign as field conditions, agency requirements, or construction constraints evolve. Completion of this final design phase will demonstrate project readiness and enhance the project’s competitiveness for future construction grant funding. 
 
Background 
BACKGROUND 

The Lone Hill to White Double Track project runs along the San Gabriel Subdivision and merges with the Pasadena Subdivision at White Avenue, where the Gold Line Phase 2B project will operate. The proximity between both rail subdivisions results in three railroad crossings being less than 300 feet apart: San Dimas Canyon Road, White Avenue, and Fulton Road. The Gold Line Authority has been a colla...