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Regional Connector Transit Project Community Leadership Council

2nd Hope Station & Flower St Committees January 17, 2017

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EAT SHOP PLAY LOCAL

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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

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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

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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 27th

> Visit metro.net/riding/eatshopplay

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CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

2nd/Hope Station

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2nd/Hope Area Schedule

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

Support of excavation (SOE)

Excavation

Tieback and bracing installation

Haul out material

Invert (station floor) construction

Forming, placement of rebar

Concrete pour (mud slab, followed by invert)

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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

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PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE DESIGN

2nd/Hope Station

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Station Configuration

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Elevation View

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Design Revised in Response to Community Feedback

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> 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

Initial Design (2016)

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Updated Design – Benches Removed & Planters Relocated

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Initial Design (2016)

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Revised Design – Benches Removed & Planters Relocated

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Plan View with Path of Travel

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

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Implementation Schedule

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Design Release

January 2017

Design

2017 Construction

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CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

Flower St/Financial District

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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)

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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

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− Deck beam installation − Deck panel installation − Grade deck transition

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

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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

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Ongoing Activities

> Tieback removal at 3rd Street, excavation completed (on photo)

> Back fill operation ongoing through first week of February

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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 5th St/Flower intersection

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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 6th St

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Pile Installation East Side Flower St, 5th to 6th St – March 2017

> Three south bound lanes

> One left turn lane

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STATION NAMING UPDATE

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Station Naming Update

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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

Contact Us

metro.net/RegionalConnector twitter.com/MetroConnector facebook.com/MetroRegionalConnector 213.922.7277 RegionalConnector@metro.net

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