Metro - File #: 2016-0471

• File #: 2016-0471
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Filed
• File created: 5/26/2016
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 6/23/2016
• Final action: 6/23/2016
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE update for Item 30: Metro Blue Line (MBL) Motion by Mayor Garcetti, Supervisor Knabe, Director Dubois, and Director Dupont-Walker.
• Sponsors: System Safety, Security and Operations Committee
• Indexes: 5th Street Station, 7th Street/Metro Center Station, Alignment, Americans With Disabilities Act, Assembly Bill 468, Blue Line Improvement, Blue Line Initial Segment, Budgeting, Capital Project, City of Los Angeles, Compton, Construction, Construction Acquisitions, Contractors, Contracts, Crossovers, Curbs, Deferred maintenance, Downtown Long Beach Station, Downtown Los Angeles, Elevators, Eric Garcetti, Fare Evasion, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Graffiti, Informational Report, Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker, Landscape maintenance, Landscaping, Law enforcement, Light rail vehicles, Long Beach, Long Beach Police Department, Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, Maintenance, Maintenance of way, Maintenance practices, Maps, Memorandum Of Understanding, Metro Blue Line, Metro Rail A Line, Motion / Motion Response, Pedestrian safety, Pedestrians, Prevention, Project, Protection, Quality of life, Queuing, Ramps (Interchanges), Rehabilitation (Maintenance), Safety, Safety and security, Security, Sidewalks, State Of Good Repair, Station 0702, Switches (Electricity), Switches (Railroads), Switching, Track components, Train operation, Transit Court, Transit Homeless Action Plan, Vernon, Walking, Wardlow Station, Willow Street Station

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/23/2016	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
JUNE 23, 2016



Subject/Action
SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO BOARD MOTION REGARDING METRO BLUE LINE STATION & SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS

ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE update for Item 30: Metro Blue Line (MBL) Motion by Mayor Garcetti, Supervisor Knabe, Director Dubois, and Director Dupont-Walker.

Issue
ISSUE

Provide update on all MBL safety, security, and State of Good Repair (SGR) capital projects and enhancement efforts for the following: (1) grade crossing gates, (2) pedestrian safety gates, (3) fare enforcement and security, (4) station maintenance, and (5) station fare gate installation.

MBL Infrastructure Improvement Projects
Beginning in 2010, Metro implemented infrastructure improvements and SGR activities along the MBL system from the north terminus in Los Angeles to the south terminus in the City of Long Beach. Capital improvement projects have and will continue to address safety and security, system improvements and state-of-good repair projects along the MBL alignment. Project funding was allocated to repair aging infrastructure, improve station functionality, passenger comfort and safety and security. Major acquisition and construction projects underway or recently completed include:

State of Good Repair
* Replacement of 20 power substations providing electrical power to trains, stations and all rail systems (Completed 2014)
* Rail replacement and rebooting
* Replacement of life-expired track turnout switches
* Installation of new track crossovers
* Replacement of train control systems
* Replacement and upgrading of Overhead Catenary System (OCS) in Downtown Los Angeles and Long Beach
* Replacement of 69 existing Light Rail Vehicles (LRV) with new P3010 Kinki-Sharyo vehicles
* Power control system back-up battery program

Enhancements
* Station refurbishment (Completed in 2015)

Safety/Security
* Reconstruction and replacement of the Transit Mall track switch at the Long...