Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 15, 2025
Subject
SUBJECT: PURPLE (D LINE) EXTENSION PROJECT SECTION 1
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AMEND the Life-of-Project (LOP) budget for the Purple (D Line) Extension Project Section 1 (Project) by $154,000,000 from $3,353,879,593 to $3,507,879,593 using the fund sources as summarized in Attachment A and consistent with the provisions of the Board-adopted Measure R and Measure M Unified Cost Management Policy (Attachment B).
Issue
ISSUE
The Project has reached the final year of its anticipated ten-year duration and has entered the systems integration and testing phase. This Board action requests an increase to the Life-of-Project (LOP) budget which encompasses a settlement agreement with the design/build contractor, Skanska Traylor Shea (STS) that resolves all outstanding contract disputes and updates milestone completion dates. The increase also provides funding for other professional service contracts impacted by schedule extensions. Remaining contingency is limited but expected to be sufficient to support the final closeout of the Project.
Background
BACKGROUND
Section 1 of the nine-mile Purple (D Line) Extension Project represents the initial phase of three sections, all part of Metro's Measure R Program. This section, entirely underground, encompasses the construction of approximately 3.92 miles of double-track heavy rail subway and introduces three new stations: Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax, and Wilshire/La Cienega. Additionally, it includes the procurement of 34 heavy rail vehicles and the construction of a Maintenance-of-Way and Non-Revenue Vehicle Building at the south end of the existing Division 20 Yard (Location 64).
Wilshire/La Brea and Wilshire/Fairfax fall under the jurisdiction of the City of Los Angeles, while the Wilshire/La Cienega Station is within the jurisdiction of the City of Beverly Hills.
On July 24, 2014, the Board approved ...
Click here for full text