Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
AUGUST 20, 2020
Subject
SUBJECT: I-5 NORTH CAPACITY ENHANCEMENTS PROJECT UPDATE
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE status report on the I-5 North Capacity Enhancements Project (I5 NCEP), including Construction Support Services Contract update and Construction Issue for Bid status.
Issue
ISSUE
This status report on the I-5 NCEP includes an update on the following:
A. Grant funding
B. Collaboration with Caltrans and contract status
C. Construction Support Services Contract award
D. Construction Contract development, solicitation, and award
E. Schedule and Cash Flow Analysis
BACKGROUND
This 13.9-mile Measure M project on I-5 from SR-14 to Parker Road was identified for capacity enhancements intended to improve the operations and safety of the corridor, facilitate the movement of freight and people, and to reduce existing and future forecasted congestion due to expected growth in the area. The proposed improvements include the addition of one High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane in each direction to improve mobility; extension of trucking/freight lanes from Calgrove Blvd. to South of Weldon Canyon in the southbound direction (2.23 miles) and from the Gavin Canyon undercrossing to Calgrove Blvd. in the northbound direction (0.98 miles); auxiliary lanes at various locations along the corridor (2.5 miles); widening of the existing roadway and 7 bridges including the Gavin Canyon Undercrossing, Calgrove Boulevard Undercrossing, Butte Canyon Bridge, Magic Mountain Parkway Undercrossing, Santa Clara Overhead, Rye Canyon Undercrossing, and Castaic Creek Bridge; and the replacement of the Weldon Canyon bridge to accommodate the proposed freeway widening.
...Discussion
DISCUSSION
A. Grant Funding:
As of July 2020, $47M in INFRA grant funding and $247M in TCEP grant funding have been obligated by the California Transportation Commission and the federal government. Funding d...
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