Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
MAY 20, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: CHATSWORTH STATION ADA IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to increase the Life-of-Project (LOP) budget by $1,645,350, from $7,354,650 to $9,000,000 for the Chatsworth Station ADA Improvement Project, which includes allowance for increased Metrolink Platform 2 work.
Issue?
ISSUE?
Metro is required to complete necessary Americans with?Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements to the Metrolink Chatsworth?Station (Project) by August 2026.?The next?milestone in meeting the Project completion date is?completing?construction. Increasing the?Life-of-Project?(LOP)?budget for the Project?is required to?execute and?complete the?construction?in 2026.?This increase covers?additional?costs associated with construction schedule extensions?and delays, expanded construction?scope, and?additional?consultant support services.
Background?
BACKGROUND?
The ADA is a civil rights law, passed in 1990, that prohibits discrimination based on disability. The Metrolink Chatsworth Station opened in 1992 and serves Amtrak trains along the Pacific?Surfliner?as well as Metrolink trains along the Ventura County Line. A compliance assessment?initiated?by the federal government found existing conditions within the Metrolink Chatsworth Station that did not meet all requirements as codified in the October 1,?2006,?edition of the Code of Federal Regulations, which are based on the 1991 ADA Standards. As the majority owner of the Chatsworth Transportation Center (Center), Metro signed a settlement agreement (Agreement) with the federal government in 2021 to make the necessary ADA improvements.?
All ADA remediations need to be completed by August 1, 2026,?per?the Agreement and revised end date. ?Remediations within the station building interior fall outside of Metro's responsibilities and are excluded from the settlem...
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