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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JUNE 20, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: STATE ROUTE (SR) 138 SEGMENT 13 SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. PROGRAMMING $2,500,000 in Proposition C 25% or Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) for the SR-138 Segment 13; and
B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or their designee to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements for the SR-138 Board-approved projects.
Issue
ISSUE
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 7 is the lead and implementing agency for SR-138 Segment 13 (the "Project"). In May 2023, Caltrans was in the process of reaching the 95 percent design phase milestone. The milestone prompted a reassessment of the engineer's cost estimate, which identified a cost increase that would almost double the capital cost, from $45.5 million to $85.5 million.
In order to maintain the Project's capital budget of $45.5 million, Caltrans developed design options to reduce the Project scope while continuing to address the corridor's need for safety improvements. Caltrans will require $2.5 million in support costs to update the engineering plans and permits based on the reduced Project scope and limits, described below. In tandem, Caltrans will seek approval at the June 2024 California Transportation Commission (CTC) meeting for an 18-month allocation time extension to avoid lapsing of the previously programmed funds.
Background
BACKGROUND
In August 2001, the North County Combined Highway Corridor Study was initiated to develop a transportation plan to address and accommodate personal travel and goods movement in northern Los Angeles County. The study focused on SR-138 as a key bypass corridor to reduce congestion in the central region by routing traffic around congested Los Angeles freeways. The SR-138 corridor was divided into several segments in the study, each as a separate project. The limits for ...
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