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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
APRIL 13, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATE (PS&E) FOR I-5 NORTH MANAGED LANES
ACTION: APPROVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to award a 30-month firm fixed price Contract No. AE469080015383, to CH2M Hill Inc. in the amount of $30,975,446 for Architecture and Engineering (A&E) services for Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) for I-5 North Managed Lanes.
Issue
ISSUE
I-5 is an important interregional transportation and goods movement corridor. Sustained population increase in the northern part of the Los Angeles County and growth of international commerce through the southern California ports have caused escalating traffic demand on I-5, including container trucks, resulting in recurrent congestion on I-5 in North County. High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) and truck lanes are proposed to be extended north of the State Route 14 (SR-14) interchange to ease congestion and provide enhanced mobility in the North County Sub-region.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Compared to general purpose freeway lanes, HOV lanes provide for higher passenger throughput. Therefore, HOV lanes are proposed on I-5 between the SR-14 interchange in Santa Clarita and Parker Road in Castaic to alleviate congestion and improve mobility along the corridor. The proposed project will extend the existing HOV lanes north by 14 miles.
In addition, the northbound truck lane is proposed to be extended from Weldon Canyon to Calgrove and the southbound truck lane is proposed to be extended from Weldon Canyon to Pico Canyon.
This project was originally initiated as a component of the Accelerated Regional Transportation Improvements (ARTI) Project. It is now pursued as an HOV lane to address the immediate needs of the north county region.
If managed/HOT lanes are justified in the early stages of design by July 31, 2016, an optional task to im...
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