Metro - File #: 2018-0011

• File #: 2018-0011
• Type: Project
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 1/26/2018
• In control: Construction Committee
• On agenda: 3/15/2018
• Title: ESTABLISH a Life-of-Project (LOP) Budget of $90,779,817, utilizing $44,581,402 available FY19 funds from existing capital projects, for the Metro Blue Line Track and System Refurbishment Project (205115).
• Sponsors: Construction Committee
• Indexes: 7th Street/Metro Center Station, Budget, Budgeting, Capital Project, Capital Project Funds, Crossovers, Customer service, Del Amo Station, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Light rail transit, Long Beach, Maintenance of way, Mbl Track & System Refurb (Project), Mbl Turnout (Project), Metro Blue Line, Metro Exposition Line, Metro Rail A Line, North Long Beach Duck Bank Upgrade Phase Ii (Project), Operations Transportation (Project), Project, Rail Operations - Blue Line (Project), Rehabilitation (Maintenance), Replace Corroded Rail In Trackway Of Metro Blueline From Willow To Transit Mall (Project), Request For Proposal, Retrofit Of Metro Lrt Vehicles And The Wayside Equipment For Mitigation Of Train Operators Enabling Door Openings On Wrong Side (Project), Safety, State Of Good Repair, Track components, Tracking systems, Wardlow Station, Washington Station, Willow Street Station
• Related files: 2018-0154

Date	Action By	Action	Result
3/22/2018	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
MARCH 15, 2018

Subject
SUBJECT: METRO BLUE LINE TRACK AND SYSTEM
REFURBISHMENT

Action
ACTION: ESTABLISH A LIFE OF PROJECT BUDGET

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
ESTABLISH a Life-of-Project (LOP) Budget of $90,779,817, utilizing $44,581,402 available FY19 funds from existing capital projects, for the Metro Blue Line Track and System Refurbishment Project (205115).

Issue
ISSUE

The Metro Blue Line (MBL) opened in 1990 and is Metro's oldest operating rail line. Major railway infrastructure components on the MBL are nearing the end of their useful life and require constant replacement, rehabilitation, and upgrade enhancements to continue to meet safety and service reliability standards.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

The MBL has been in continuous operation for over 27 years and rail infrastructure components have reached the end of useful life and require replacement, upgrades and modernizations. Many of the MBL's existing infrastructure equipment are no longer supported by the Original Equipment Manufacturers and will result in longer repair times if not replaced or upgraded with new equipment. Delay in addressing this in a timely manner will result in customer impacts that include major service delays and may compromise passenger safety.

As a State of Good Repair project, the scope of the MBL Track and System Refurbishment Project will:

1) Upgrade and rehabilitate the Expo/Blue Line junction located at the corner of Washington and Flower streets
2) Upgrade and rehabilitate two double crossovers at 7th & Metro Station
3) Upgrade the Overhead Catenary System (OCS) to Overhead Catenary Rail (OCR) under the I-10 Bridge in the Central LA business district
4) Rehabilitate the OCS from Washington Station to Willow Station and portions of the OCS feeding the Blue Line yard near Del Amo Station
5) Replace direct fixation rail fasteners and installation of fall protection at elevated sections of the MBL
6) Repair and replace ...