Metro - File #: 2017-0135

• File #: 2017-0135
• Type: Motion / Motion Response
• Status: Filed
• File created: 2/27/2017
• In control: Ad Hoc Congestion, Highway and Roads Committee
• On agenda: 4/19/2017
• Final action: 4/19/2017
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE status report on the HDC project.
• Sponsors: Program Management (Department), Maria Luk
• Indexes: Ara Najarian, California Environmental Quality Act, California High Speed Rail, Environmental Impact Report, Environmental impact statements, Federal Highway Administration, High Desert Corridor, High speed rail, Joint Powers Agreement, Maps, Measure M, Motion / Motion Response, National Environmental Policy Act Of 1969, North Los Angeles County subregion, Palmdale, Project, Public private partnerships, Record Of Decision, Ridership, Tolls

Meeting_Body
AD-HOC CONGESTION, HIGHWAY AND ROADS COMMITTEE
APRIL 19, 2017

Subject/Action
SUBJECT: HIGH DESERT CORRIDOR (HDC) STATUS UPDATE
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE status report on the HDC project.
Issue
ISSUE
The purpose of this report is to update the Board on the actions taken since the completion of the environmental process in response to a motion (Attachment A) by Directors Najarian and Antonovich (File # 2016-0949), and discuss next steps toward the implementation of the Project.

Discussion
DISCUSSION
Project Overview

The HDC Project is a proposed 63-mile multi-purpose transportation improvement project linking State Route (SR) 14 in Los Angeles County and SR-18 in San Bernardino County (Attachment B - Project Map). The project is intended to improve east-west transportation mobility to accommodate existing and future transportation demand between Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, improve the regional goods movement network, and enhance traffic safety.

In June 2016, the HDC Project Approval and Environmental Document (PAED) process was completed and the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) and the Project Report were signed by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). A comprehensive status report on the Preferred Alternative was presented to the Board in July 2015 under Board Report No. 2015-0896.

The Preferred Alternative (PA) consists of a combination of a freeway, an expressway, a toll segment, and a High Speed Rail (HSR) Service (Attachment C - Preferred Alternative). The incorporation of green energy technology such as solar power and a bike path along the corridor were also included in the PA.


Caltrans served as the lead agency responsible for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the preparation of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Caltrans, under delegated authority by the Federal Highw...