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CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 19, 2015
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: WESTSIDE PURPLE LINE EXTENSION PROJECT - SECTION 2
ACTION: APPROVE MINOR CHANGES TO WESTSIDE PURPLE LINE EXTENSION, SECTION 2 AND CEQA ADDENDUM
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RECOMMENDATION
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APPROVING AND ADOPTING project definition changes, CEQA Addendum and Findings and authorize staff to file a Notice of Determination on the Addendum for the Westside Purple Line Extension Project - Section 2.
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ISSUE
On May 24, 2012, the Metro Board certified the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Westside Purple line extension from Wilshire Western to Westwood/VA and approved the Project Definition, and adopted Findings of Fact and a Statement of Overriding Considerations under CEQA. Subsequently, due to a proposed commercial development at the corner of Avenue of the Stars and Constellation Boulevard (section 2), the selected construction staging area in Scenario A (Area 1) can no longer be used for the project. Instead, the construction staging areas identified in the Final EIS/EIR as part of Scenario B sites (Area 2 and Area 3) will be used. The station entrance location will remain in the original location at the northeast corner of Constellation Boulevard and Avenue of the Stars (Area 1), and will be incorporated into future developments to be constructed at this location.
In addition, the existing Metro bus layover site on the southeast corner of Century Park West and Constellation Boulevard will be used for the storage of construction materials and parking of construction equipment during the construction period. To offset the loss of the bus layover site, a temporary bus layover site will be constructed in the median of Santa Monica Boulevard.
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164, Metro analyzed potential environmental impacts of the construction area changes and concluded that an addendum would be appropriate. The A...
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