Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JUNE 19, 2019
Subject
SUBJECT: LONE HILL TO WHITE DOUBLE TRACK
Action
ACTION: APPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. DETERMINING that the Lone Hill to White Double Track Project is Statutorily Exempt, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15275 (a) and (b); and,
B. DIRECTING staff to file a CEQA Notice of Exemption for the LHW Double Track Project with the Los Angeles County Clerk.
Issue
ISSUE
Metro completed environmental review and 30% design for the Lone Hill to White (LWH) Double Track Project in August 2017. The Southern California Regional Rail Authority (also known as Metrolink) and the cities of San Dimas and La Verne have requested that the LHW Double Track Project proceed to final design. Staff is requesting Board approval to determine that the LHW Double Track Project is Statutorily Exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and to formally file the CEQA Notice of Exemption (NOE) with the Los Angeles County Clerk.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
The LHW Double Track Project is located along the Metrolink San Bernardino Line (SBL), in the cities of San Dimas and La Verne (Attachment A). The Metrolink SBL is the busiest commuter rail line, averaging 11,000 weekday boardings on 38 trains per weekday. The rail infrastructure on the Metrolink SBL is comprised of 65 percent single track which is analogous to two way directional traffic on a single lane. As such, there are many single track bottleneck and capacity constraints which impact the service reliability and on-time performance on the SBL.
Completion of the LHW Double Track Project will provide an additional 3.9 miles of continuous double track to further reduce a single train bottleneck. The LHW Double Track Project will improve travel time and efficiency for trains on the Metrolink SBL, reduce delays due to trains waiting on a siding for another tr...
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