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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

I-710 South Corridor Project

Update and Next Steps

January 20, 2021

Agenda

• Background

• Status Update

• Next Steps on Final Environmental Document

• Early Action Program (EAP)

• ICM

• Clean Truck Program

• Local Hire Program

I-710 South Background

• EIR/EIS initiated in 2008

• Multi-Agency Partnership

• Agency roles

• 19 miles - 16 Cities / Communities

• Community-Driven Process

• More than 350 meetings held during env.

process

• Context-Sensitive Design

• Funding Sources

• Measure R - $590 Million

• Measure M - $500 Million

Corridor Issues

• Need for Modernization - Freeway built in 1950s/60s

• Recurring congestion during peak times due to operational

issues and insufficient freeway capacity

• I-710 is the Commerce Gateway Corridor - San Pedro Bay

Ports handle 40% of all nation’s imported goods

• Daily Truck Trips expected to increase from 36,000 today

to approx. 55,000 by 2035

• More than half of the interchange ramps in the Corridor

report higher than average accident rates

• High diesel emissions/significant air quality issues

• Freeway traffic spillage into communities

• Compromised and diminishing quality of life

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Purpose

• Improve air quality and public health

• Improve traffic safety

• Address design deficiencies

• Address projected traffic volumes

• Address escalating demand due to

growth in population, employment and

economic activity related to goods

movement

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2005 Completed Major Corridor Study

2008 Scoping

2012 Draft EIR/EIS Circulation

2013 Re-Circulation Decision

2015 Finalized Conceptual Design of Revised

Alternatives

2016 Completed Board Motion 22.1 evaluation

/incorporation

2017 Re-circulation of Draft EIR/EIS

2017 Review public comments/alternatives

evaluation – 710 Advisory Committee

Meetings

2018 Metro Board Adopt Locally Preferred Alternative (Alt. 5C)

I-710 South Milestones

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• Modernizes the freeway

• Enhances safety

• Improves capacity

• Improves air quality

• Funds complementary programs

~ $6 Billion Total Cost

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Alternative 5C

Other Components

• Traffic Systems improvements

• Transit improvement recommendations

• Active transportation improvements (bike / ped. facilities)

• Zero-/Near Zero- Emissions truck deployment program

• Pursuit of funds for purchase of ZE/NZE trucks and removal of the

older non-conforming trucks

• The program will run parallel to construction of the freeway

• Community health & benefit programs

• Pursuit of grants to support various improvements programs and

allow for accelerated implementation

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Metro Board Motions Recap

Motion 5.1 (March 2018)

1. Increase Clean Truck Program funding target from $100 to $200

million

2. Pursue incentives/grants to accelerate the implementation of Zero

Emission technology

3. Develop a policy recommendation for a full, Zero Emission only,

dedicated lane for future implementation

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Metro Board Motions Recap

Motion 5.2 (March 2018)

• Expedite the delivery of an Early Action Program (EAP) that emphasizes:

1. Projects that deliver greatest benefits in improving safety, mobility, &

air quality

2. Projects with minimal/no property impacts

3. Develop and enforce local/targeted hiring plan

• Re-evaluate/re-validate the strategic mainline freeway improvements after

completion of the Early Action improvement projects

• Re-evaluate Community Participation Structure

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Metro Board Motions Recap

Motion 8.1 (January 2020)

1.Direct that the I-710 Clean Truck Program be developed as an Early Action

Item under both the Goods Movement Strategic Plan as well as the I-710

South Corridor Project.

2. Request a report back in 60 days that provides a framework for

implementation of the 710 Clean Truck Program.

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METRO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Current Community Participation Structure

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY (TBD)

TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Jointly Managed by Metro & Gateway Cities COG

CORRIDOR CITY COUNCILS

LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Led by Individual Cities

October 2018

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & LIVABILITY

Led by Gateway Cities COG

Legend:

Information Sharing

Submit Recommendations

Next Steps

– Final Environmental Document

• Finalize air quality conformity agreements – target early Spring 2021

• Approval to Release by Caltrans - Spring 2021

• 30-day Public availability of document – Summer 2021

• Record of Decision/Notice of Determination – Fall 2021

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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

I-710 South Corridor Project

Early Action Program

January 20, 2021

FREEWAY INTERCHANGES/OPERATIONS

ARTERIALS

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS

COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS

INIT

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$6 BILLION

$1.2 BILLION($600 MILLION FIRST 10 YEARS)

Early Action Program (or EAP)

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* NOT TO SCALE

• NEW/IMPROVED SIGNALS• SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION

• INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS• AUX LANES

• NEW LA RIVER CROSSINGS

• CLEAN TRUCK PROGRAM• COMMUNITY HEALTH BENEFIT

EAP Screening Criteria

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Metro Board Motion 5.2 (March 2018)

Expedite the delivery of an Early Action Program (EAP)

that emphasizes:

1. Projects that deliver greatest benefits in improving

safety, mobility, & air quality

2. Projects with minimal/no property impacts

3. Develop and enforce local/targeted hiring plan

North

Freeway EAP Candidate Segments*

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105 to Firestone

PCH to 405Del Amo to 91

Firestone to Florence

$490M $310M

$350M

$620M

*Each segment can be further divided into smaller projects

Pico

Anaheim

PCH

Willow

Del Amo

Long Beach

Alondra

Rosecrans

Imperial

Firestone

Florence

Washington

Atlantic-Bandini

Slauson

3rd

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Relative “1 to 10” Score & Ranking

EAP Candidate Segments

Summary Evaluation

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Firestoneto

Florence

1

4th

4.1

3rd

6.0

3rd

1

4th

1

4th

1

4th

2.4

4th

I-105to

Firestone

4.8

2nd

9.4

2nd

6.5

2nd

6.1

2nd

1.1

4th

8.8

2nd

6.2

2nd

Del Amoto

SR-91

1.2

4th

1

4th

1

4th

2.3

3rd

10

1st

10

1st

4.3

3rd

PCHto

I-405

10

1st

10

1st

10

1st

10

1st

7.6

2nd

4.8

3rd

8.7

1st

Technical

RecommendationN

Metro’s Technical Recommendation

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Rationale for PCH to 405 EAP

• The comparative score is significantly higher

than the other candidates.

• Potential bottleneck relief and congestion

reduction are the most significant factors.

• As an EAP, it is likely the most competitive 710

segment for grant funds, like TCEP.

• The segment arguably provides the best value,

even if down-scoping is required by funding

limitations.

Pico

Anaheim

PCH

Willow

Del Amo

Long Beach

Alondra

91

2035 Level of Service AM Peak

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GCCOG Staff Recommendation*

a. Recommendation to support the 710 Early Action Freeway Segment, from PCH to I-405, as recommended by Metro.

b. Recommendation to fund the design and construction of the following improvements, made up of freeway and non-freeway funds, for a maximum amount of approximately $100 million, in Measure M funds, specifically focused on regional mobility, including the following corridors:

i. Atlantic Corridorii. Florence Avenue Corridor iii. Other’s as identified by the TAC

c. Recommendation to allocate $3 million in seed funding to the Community Health Benefits Program (CHBP) with subsequent funding to continue by requiring projects implemented with these funds to contribute 1.5% of the construction amount.

d. Recommendation to fund up to $20 million in Active Transportation Projects, with the specific nexus to the I-710 project, including the Humphries Ped Crossing in East LA, as a high priority.

e. Recommend to support the 710 Integrated Corridor Management Program (ICM) , as approved by the TAC.

f. Recommend to support the 710 Clean Truck Program.

*It should be noted that the GCCOG will work to leverage addition non-Measure R/M funds for all of the subsets within the overall recommendation.

Next Steps

– Early Action Program - Freeway

• Evaluation/Selection of Early Action Freeway project (by

GCCOG/Metro) – Spring 2021

• Begin Final Design by Metro – Fall 2021

– Early Action Program - Arterial Streets

• ICM – next Presentation

– Air Quality Improvements

• Clean Truck Program – next presentation

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Next Steps

– Early Action Program - Active Transportation (AT)

• Evaluation/Selection of AT early action projects (by GCCOG)

– Spring 2021

• Integration with Freeway Early Action design by Metro - Fall

2021

– Community Health Benefits Grant Program

• Community-agency dialogue (development of program details

by GCCOG) – Spring 2021

– Local Hire Program

• Community-agency dialogue (development of a local hire

policy) – Now through final design phase

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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

I-710 South Corridor Project

Integrated Corridor Management (ICM)

ICM Project Background

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• I-710 EIR/EIS – Alternative 5C

– Transportation Systems Management

(TSM)

– Intelligent Transportation Systems

– Ramp Metering

• Gateway Cities Strategic

Transportation Plan, Technology

Plan for Goods Movement

– Freeway Smart Corridors

– Arterial Smart Corridors

What is Integrated Corridor Management?

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Improves transportation by integrating various systems

together, so that partner agencies can manage the

transportation corridor as a unified system.

ICM Project Study Area

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• I-710 from SR-91 to SR-60

• Atlantic Ave, Garfield

Blvd/Eastern Ave

• Connecting Roads to

Freeway Ramps

• Existing Traffic Systems– 12 cities

– Unincorporated LA County

– Caltrans

– >150 traffic signals

– 5 different signal systems

ICM Project Elements

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• Traffic System Upgrades

• Intelligent Transportation

Systems (ITS)

• Ramp Metering

I-710 South

Alternative 5C

Added

Enhancements

Integration and

Coordination

I-710 ICM• System Integration

• Incident Response

Planning

• Information Exchange

• Unified System

• Multi-agency Coordination

What will ICM do for I-710?

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• Latest technology along

parallel streets and freeway

• Proactive response to

incidents and collisions

• Manage traffic on streets

more efficiently during

incidents

• Reduce secondary crashes

that occur due to incidents

Example of ICM

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• Fatal Crash on I-710, freeway is closed

one direction

• Cars and trucks use Google and Waze

to navigate around incident, sometimes

on residential streets

• Local intersections cannot handle the

amount of traffic

• Freeway opens one lane 6 hours later,

with residual congestion still on streets

Example of ICM

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• Latest technology will have

ability to:

– Determine what intersections

and direction of travel are

congested

– Change plans at intersections

• Guide cars back on to the

freeway past the incident, and

off city streets

• Provide information to

travelers if they want to take

other modes

ICM Project Benefits

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• Optimizes the I-710

Corridor operations

• Improves travel through

the corridor

• Enhances incident

response and safety

• Builds multi-jurisdictional

relationships

Next Steps

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• Regular updates at I-710 Technical Advisory Committee

Meetings

• Work closely with the COG, cities, LA County, and Caltrans

• Updates at I-710 Corridor Community Meetings

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

I-710 South Corridor Project

Clean Truck Program

January 20, 2021

710 Clean Truck Program: Scope

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The 710 Clean Truck Program (CTP) was added into the 710

environmental document as a Programmatic Element based on strong

community support.

• Leverage additional investment to support cleaner air quality for

corridor communities

• CTP to be implemented by 2035 along with overall 710 Project

CTP scope:

• Deploy 4,000 Near Zero-Emission (NZE) or Zero-Emission (ZE) trucks

• Fueling and charging stations for NZE/ZE trucks

710 Clean Truck Program: Parameters

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Additional 710 CTP parameters as described in 710 Project EIR:

• Technology neutral: NZE or ZE. NZE/ZE minimum standards are as follows:

• ZE: Use SCAQMD/CARB zero-emission technology definitions

• NZE: At or below NOx standard of 0.02 grams per brake horsepower-

hour (g/bhp-hr NOx)

• Focus on Class 8 Heavy Duty Trucks that travel frequently on I-710

• To ensure benefits of 710 CTP helps 710 Corridor communities, trucks

funded through CTP must meet minimum VMT (vehicle miles travelled)

requirements for travel within the 710 Corridor for a period of ten years

– Compliance assessed annually through a GPS-Based Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL) or similar system

710 Clean Truck Program: Development

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Developing the 710 CTP:

• Metro Board policy: 710 CTP will demonstrate a progressive transition from NZE to ZE as technology matures for deployment

• Metro has convened a Countywide Clean Truck Initiative working group to discuss the development of the 710 CTP.

• Metro will host additional discussions with stakeholders and convene a 710 CTP working group structure the 710 CTP and bring a recommendation to the Metro Board.

Proposed schedule:

• 710 CTP working group meeting: February 2021 (Date TBA)

710 Clean Truck Program: Items to be Discussed

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Items to discuss as part of 710 CTP Working Group meetings:

• Administration: Identify / contract with Program Administrator

• Development of phases of the 710 CTP for implementation:

• NZE / ZE / infrastructure; schedules; etc.

• Leveraging Metro’s $50 million commitment to secure more funding

• Funding Structure: incentive funding, leasing, etc.

• Program compliance, enforcement, methods to track and record VMT within the 710 Corridor

• Guidelines for program elements

• Quantification of air quality benefits for reporting to public

• Equity considerations (local/targeted hiring, etc.)

710 Clean Truck Program:Robust Stakeholder Participation

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LA Metro Countywide Clean Truck Initiative Working Group Roster (as of today)

Public Agencies

• Gateway Cities COG

• South Bay Cities COG

• San Gabriel Valley COG

• County of Los Angeles / County Supervisors Offices

• City / Mayor of Los Angeles

• SCAG

• Metro Board offices

• Metro

Trucking Industry

•California Trucking Association

•Harbor Trucking Association

•UPS

•BYD Motors

•Clean Energy Fuels

•Cummins Westport

•US Hybrid

•CA Fleet Solutions

•NEXT Trucking

Freight / Business Industry

• Future Ports

• Pacific Merchant Shipping Association

• LA Chamber

• BizFed

• Port of LA

• Port of LB

• LAEDC

• IBEW

Research /

Think Tank

• LA Cleantech Incubator (LACI)

• METRANS (USC / Cal State Long Beach)

• CALSTART

Utilities / State Agencies

• CA Public Utilities Commission

• So Cal Edison

• So Cal Gas

• CA Air Resources Board

• CA Energy Commission

• SCAQMD

• California Transportation Commission

• Caltrans

CBO / Public Health

• California Endowment

• Coalition for Environmental Health and Justice (CEHAJ)

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Coalition for Clean Air

• Breathe LA

• NRDC

• Communities for a Better Environment

710 Clean Truck Program: Community / Equity Conversations

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Metro seeks community engagement to ensure 710 CTP supports cleaner air

quality and better quality of life for 710 Corridor communities.

Staff has begun outreach with equity-focused community groups and

advocates to discuss the 710 CTP:

• Met with Coalition for Environmental Health and Justice (CEHAJ) in

February 2020 and April 2020

Staff will continue to engage Metro Executive Officer for Equity and Race in

development of the 710 CTP. Goal is to develop equity considerations for

inclusion in the 710 CTP.

Upon Board approval of the Goods Movement Strategic Plan (January 2021)

staff will move forward with these discussions.

Equity Conversation starting point:

How can the 710 CTP provide the greatest relief from toxic diesel emissions

as soon as possible for affected communities?

91 to 105

I-405

North

Technical Team Initial Screening

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Pico to PCH

105 to Firestone

PCH to 405Del Amo to 91

Slauson to SR-60

Firestone to Florence

Shoemaker Bridge

Segments have Independent Utility

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

I-710 South Corridor Project

Local Hire Program

For More Information

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I-710 Project - Ernesto Chaves

chavese@metro.net

I-710 Clean Truck Program - Michael Cano

canom@metro.net

I-710 Local Hire Program – Miguel Cabral

Cabralm@metro.net

I-710 Community Benefits Program – Nancy Pfeffer

Nancy@gatewaycog.org

I-710 ICM – Ed Alegre

alegree@metro.net

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Questions?

Contact us:

I-710 Corridor Project Community Relations Team

Mark Dierking: dierkingm@metro.net

Brett Roberts: robertsbr@metro.net