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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
APRIL 17, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: LONG BEACH-EAST LA CORRIDOR MOBILITY INVESTMENT PLAN
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
ADOPT the Long Beach-East Los Angeles Corridor Mobility Investment Plan (CMIP) and its recommendations for funding programs and projects, as found in Attachments A and B.
Issue
ISSUE
Following an intensive, community-focused, and inclusive 31-month process to engage impacted residents, community leaders, and a wide range of stakeholders in the Long Beach-East LA (LB-ELA) Corridor through the LB-ELA Corridor Task Force, Community Leadership Committee (CLC), various working groups and numerous public forums, staff now brings the Final LB-ELA CMIP to the Board for review and adoption.
Board action to adopt the Final LB-ELA CMIP will also satisfy California Transportation Commission (CTC) guidelines to qualify the Investment Plan as an Interstate 710 (I-710) Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plan (CMCP), making projects in the Investment Plan eligible for discretionary grants awarded through the CTC-administered Solutions for Congested Corridors Program (SCCP).
Background
BACKGROUND
I-710 serves as the nation's most important freight highway corridor, supporting the movement of goods that support the regional, state, and national economies. Tens of thousands of heavy-duty diesel trucks travel on the freeway daily, serving the nation's busiest seaport complex, intermodal railyards, warehouses, logistics centers, and transloading facilities. The LB-ELA Corridor's shared-use transportation system-anchored by I-710 and supported by five intersecting freeways (I-405, State Route [SR] 91, I-105, I-5, and SR-60), the Alameda Rail Corridor, and major arterial highways-is responsible for moving the growing volume of cargo handled by the nation's busiest seaport complex to the transcontinental rail terminals near Downtown Los Angeles and other national and loc...
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