Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 16, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: VERMONT TRANSIT CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
ESTABLISHING a Life-of-Project budget for the Vermont Transit Corridor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project in the amount of $413,786,609; and
AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute project-related agreements up to the authorized Life-of-Project budget.
Issue
ISSUE
At its February 2026 meeting, the Board authorized a Preconstruction Budget for Phase 1 for the Vermont Transit Corridor BRT Project, which included preconstruction services (constructability reviews, construction staging and phasing development, construction scheduling, estimating and price build-up). Since that time, Metro staff have worked with the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC), Design Consultant, City of Los Angeles and County of Los Angeles to collaboratively advance the design, complete field investigations, undergo constructability reviews and explore scope refinement and value engineering opportunities. The Project is nearing completion of Phase 1 of the CM/GC contract and is now ready to establish the Life-of-Project budget. Establishment of the LOP budget is a required next step to maintain the Project delivery schedule.
Background
BACKGROUND
The Project is a 12.4-mile BRT corridor with 26 stations at 13 major locations along Vermont Avenue. The corridor extends from Sunset Boulevard, connecting to the Vermont/Sunset Metro B Line Station in Hollywood, to 120th Street, south of the Vermont/Athens Metro C Line Station.
The corridor serves densely populated communities including East Hollywood/Los Feliz, Koreatown, University Park/Exposition Park, and South Los Angeles, with approximately 2.5 miles at the southern end extending into the unincorporated West Athens and Westmont communities.
Major destinations along the corridor include ...
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