Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JANUARY 18, 2023
Subject
SUBJECT: SR-57/SR-60 INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE the funding agreement with the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments in the amount of $293,590,000 for the State Route (SR)-57/SR-60 construction phase.
Issue
ISSUE
On October 14, 2022, the construction bid package for the SR-57/SR-60 Interchange Improvement Project (the "Project) was released by the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG). Final bids were due December 9, 2022; a total of five (5) bids were submitted. After evaluation and validation of the submitted bids, SGVCOG determined that Skanska USA Civil West California District Inc. was the lowest and acceptable bid for the Project's construction phase. Metro's approval of the funding agreement with the SGVCOG in the amount of $293,590,000is required in order to execute a notice to proceed.
Background
BACKGROUND
As key components of the National Freight Highway Network (NFHN), SR-57 and SR-60 serve the nation's largest port complex, which includes the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach (the San Pedro Bay Ports), as well as numerous intermodal, warehousing and manufacturing facilities, and related businesses and industries across the state and country. In the San Gabriel Valley, near the borders of San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange Counties, these two highways merge and share an alignment for approximately two miles.
The existing lane configuration of the shared alignment, coupled with high truck and vehicle volumes, creates a chokepoint that results in severe congestion and frequent accidents, earning it the American Transportation Research Institute's 2021 ranking as the second worst truck bottleneck in California and among the worst truck bottlenecks in the United States. Southern California's second highest number of truck accidents occur within the ...
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