Metro - File #: 2022-0274

• File #: 2022-0274
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Filed
• File created: 4/20/2022
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 4/28/2022
• Final action: 4/28/2022
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE the following updates on the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Project: A. Streamlining the Project's path forward on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); B. Funding strategy for the Initial Operating Segments (IOS) and the full project to the City of Whittier; and C. Project delivery approaches and pre-construction activities.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Board approved a Motion, Budgeting, California Environmental Quality Act, Construction, Environmental Impact Report, Environmental impact statements, Federal Transit Administration, Funding plan, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Grant Aid, Informational Report, Long Range Transportation Plan, Measure R, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Rail L Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Plan, Professional Services, Program Management, Project, Project delivery, Project management, San Gabriel, Strategic planning
• Related files: 2022-0160

Date	Action By	Action	Result
4/28/2022	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
APRIL 28, 2022
Subject
SUBJECT: EASTSIDE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PHASE 2 PROJECT

Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE the following updates on the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Project:

A. Streamlining the Project's path forward on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA);

B. Funding strategy for the Initial Operating Segments (IOS) and the full project to the City of Whittier; and

C. Project delivery approaches and pre-construction activities.

Issue
ISSUE

At the February 2022 Board meeting, Metro staff provided an update on the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Project (Project), introducing the Initial Operating Segments and Preliminary Costs Estimates based on 15 percent conceptual engineering design. At this meeting, the Board requested a report back in April on the following:

A. Innovative ways to help streamline the preconstruction-related work, including advancing engineering and utility-related work, among other
strategies.
B. Funding plans and assumptions for the two IOS alternatives being proposed; the plans should focus on a local funding strategy and a combined local and federal funding strategy.
C. Strategies to streamline environmental review, including seeking a NEPA waiver, having NEPA authority delegated to the state, and seeking an abbreviated NEPA.
D. An Alternative Delivery plan that will provide project schedule efficiencies which will reduce the overall preconstruction timeline.
E. An accelerated project schedule for the two IOS alternatives and the entire project segment.
F. Which specific grants and state and federal funding programs the Eastside Transit Corridor Project is applying for;
G. The competitiveness and priority of this project in relation to our other Metro projects also in the pipeline for these opportunities;
H. Any other Measure R and Measure M funding that might be available through future amendment or borrowing; and
I. Any opp...