Regional Connector Transit Project Community Leadership Council 2 nd Hope Station & Flower St Committees January 17, 2017 1
EAT SHOP PLAY LOCAL 2
Eat Shop Play Local > Free Metro marketing campaign > Make it easier for the public to Eat at local restaurants Shop at local stores Play at local destinations during and after construction of the Regional Connector Transit Project 3
Eat Shop Play Local > Social Media Promotion > Monthly Newsletter > Eat Shop Play Meet-Ups > Business Spotlights > Vendor Table Opportunities at Metro Headquarters > Business Profiles on Metro.net > Community Partners 4
Eat Shop Play Fortune Fridays > Weekly Social Media Contest > Show Metro how you #EatShopPlay in #DTLA! > Win a limited edition 7-day Metro TAP card > Winners announced on every Friday > First winner: January 27 th > Visit metro.net/riding/eatshopplay 5
2nd/Hope Station CONSTRUCTION UPDATE 6
2nd/Hope Area Schedule Support of excavation (SOE) JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN Excavation Tieback and bracing installation Haul out material Invert (station floor) construction Forming, placement of rebar Concrete pour (mud slab, followed by invert) 7
Ongoing Activities & Current Work Hours > Excavation, support of excavation (SOE), bracing and hauling > Approximately 15 20 feet remaining > Work hours: Monday Friday: 7 am 3:30 pm; 3:30 pm 2:00 am Saturday Sunday: 8 am 8 pm 8
2nd/Hope Station PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE DESIGN 9
Station Configuration 10
Elevation View 11
Design Revised in Response to Community Feedback > Design changes include: Removed benches Removed tiered-planters Relocated planters to allow for a more direct pedestrian pathway Reconfigured pathway allows 3 & 2 people on each side of planters Added security gate Added ADA tactile path 12
Initial Design (2016) 13
Updated Design Benches Removed & Planters Relocated 14
Initial Design (2016) 15
Revised Design Benches Removed & Planters Relocated 16
Plan View with Path of Travel 17
2nd/Hope Pedestrian Bridge > Security A uniformed officer at station CCTV cameras Security gate on east end of bridge > Maintenance Metro s custodial services (trash collection, maintenance of rails, floors & glass) Segmented glass panels Trees will be maintained by The Broad through an agreement with Metro 18
Implementation Schedule Design Release January 2017 Design 2017 Construction 2019 19
Flower St/Financial District CONSTRUCTION UPDATE 20
Flower St/Financial District Ongoing/Look Ahead Schedule Activity JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN 24 waterline relocation south of 6th St. (nights) Deck installation 4th 5th St. and 5th St. intersection (weekends only) Pre-trenching (weekdays) and piling 5th 6th St (east side) Tieback removal at 3rd St. 6th/Flower - Power relocation (utility investigation south of 5th St) 21
Deck Installation Modified Closure Details > Open: Flower St (3rd to 5th St) and 4th St (Figueroa to Flower St) traffic lane reductions through January 20, 2017 only > Starting at 7 pm, Friday through 5 a.m., Monday > Activities include: Roadway removal Excavation Hanging of utilities Cap beam installation Deck beam installation Deck panel installation Grade deck transition 22
Deck Installation Closure Dates Modified weekend closure dates with one through lane open at Flower St: > 7 pm on January 20 5 am on January 23 Full closure of Flower St resumes and continues every weekend through March: > 7 pm on January 27 5 am on January 30 23
Decking on Flower St, 4th to 5th St > Mitigations Open one Flower St lane (3rd to 5th St); 4th St (Figueroa to Flower St) until January 20, 2017 Activities such as saw cutting, grinding and roadway removal will be performed before 9 pm Sound barriers will be in place Lights will be directed toward the work zone Use of back-up alarms will be minimized Flaggers will assist motorists In-language 24/7 hour hotline 213.922.7277 24
Ongoing Activities > Tieback removal at 3rd Street, excavation completed (on photo) > Back fill operation ongoing through first week of February 25
Ongoing Activities > 24 water line relocation on Flower St, south of 5th and 6th St intersection > Utility investigation south of 5th St in preparation for power relocation > Pile installation at 5 th St/Flower intersection 26
Pile Installation East Side Flower St, 5th to 6th St > Utility investigation Monday Friday, 9 am 3:30 pm Saturday, 8 am 6 pm > Pile Installation From 5th St/Flower intersection to south of 6 th St 27
Pile Installation East Side Flower St, 5th to 6th St March 2017 > Three south bound lanes > One left turn lane 28
STATION NAMING UPDATE 29
Station Naming Update Timeline September through December 2016 Stakeholder outreach/input November through December 2016 Online survey conducted Over 1100 responses received January 2017 Board report pending February 23, 2017 Anticipated Metro Board hearing 30
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