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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
MAY 20, 2020
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MAY 21, 2020
Subject
SUBJECT: CENTINELA GRADE SEPARATION
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. RECEIVING AND FILING the Centinela Grade Separation Screening Analysis for Design Concepts/Engineering Design Report;
B. APPROVING Project Definition as an Aerial Grade Separation at the Florence/Centinela Crossing of the Crenshaw/LAX Line supported by Bus Bridging during the Construction Period;
C. FILING an environmental Statutory Exemption pursuant to CEQA;
D. Authorizing staff to proceed with preliminary engineering and final design services on the Centinela Grade Separation. This is not a request for construction funding.
Issue
ISSUE
In December 2018 the Metro Board approved the initiation of an engineering and environmental study to support development of the Centinela Grade Separation (Item #2018-0245). The study has been conducted in cooperation with the City of Inglewood and has included the development of 15% design and a Funding and Delivery Strategy Plan for the project.
Board approval is needed to approve funding to advance engineering design to include the preparation of construction bid documents. Approval of a funding plan is needed to support final design and construction activities for the grade separation with minimal impacts to the construction, opening and operation of the Crenshaw/LAX (CLAX) LRT Project.
Background
BACKGROUND
History
The Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for CLAX
was completed in 2011. Applying Metro's Grade Crossing Policy in 2011 resulted in a
determination that an at-grade crossing application was appropriate. In 2013 the
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) granted approval of the at-grade crossing
pending inclusion of several supplemental measures intended to improve safety and
increase queuing and traffic capacity. The final...
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