Metro - File #: 2024-1100

• File #: 2024-1100
• Type: Project
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 11/25/2024
• In control: Construction Committee
• On agenda: 2/19/2025
• Final action: 2/27/2025
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. INCREASE the Board approved Preconstruction Budget for the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project (Project) by $608,095,000 from $879,731,000 to $1,487,826,000; and B. NEGOTIATE and EXECUTE all project-related agreements and modifications to existing contracts within the authorized Preconstruction Budget.
• Indexes: Agreements, Alignment, Board approved Contract, Board certification of Final EIS / EIR, Budget, Budgeting, Construction, Construction management, Contracts, East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Project, East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor, Environmental Impact Report, Environmental impact statements, Federal Transit Administration, Full Funding Grant Agreement, Funding plan, Light rail transit, Metro Busway G Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Metrolink, Plan, Professional Services, Progressive Design/Build, Project, Project management, San Fernando, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, San Fernando Valley subregion, Strategic planning, Tracking systems, Transit System, Van Nuys
• Related files: 2025-0224

Date	Action By	Action	Result
2/27/2025	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 19, 2025


Subject
SUBJECT: EAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT LINE PROJECT

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:

A. INCREASE the Board approved Preconstruction Budget for the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project (Project) by $608,095,000 from $879,731,000 to $1,487,826,000; and

B. NEGOTIATE and EXECUTE all project-related agreements and modifications to existing contracts within the authorized Preconstruction Budget.

Issue
ISSUE

Staff is seeking the Board's approval for two items: (1) increasing the Preconstruction Budget by $608,095,000 for additional funding to continue Real Estate acquisition and relocation activities, and utility relocation work including support costs; and (2) authorizing the negotiation and execution of all project-related agreements and modifications to existing contracts within the authorized Preconstruction Budget.

Background
BACKGROUND

The Project extends north from the Van Nuys Metro G-Line station to the Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station, a total of 9.2 miles of a dual track light rail transit (LRT) system with 14 at-grade stations. The Metro Board certified the Final Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) in December 2020, and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) signed a Record of Decision in January 2021, for the project. Included in the Final EIS/EIR was the Initial Operating Segment (IOS) defined as the southern 6.7 miles of the Project alignment.

The IOS, identified as the southern segment, provides a dual track street running light rail transit system along the middle of Van Nuys Boulevard from Oxnard Street to San Fernando Road. The Project includes 11 at-grade center platform stations, 10 traction power substations, and a maintenance and storage facility (MSF) for LRT vehicles. This southern segment o...