Doran Street and Broadway/Brazil Grade Separation Project

Project and Traffic UpdateDecember 7, 2016

Agenda• Introduction• Meeting Goals• Purpose & Need• Project Overview• Traffic Study Update• Recommended Alternative • Rail Corridor Improvements • Project Timeline• Next Steps • Questions

Meeting Goals

• Introduction of new team members

• Project status update

• Present our findings

• Hear your feedback

• Discuss next steps

Purpose and Need

1. Enhance safety by creating a physical separation between vehicles and pedestrians and the trains

2. Improve mobility and access for first responders, businesses and residents

Rail Corridor Fast Facts:> 90 Trains daily

> 7 ½ Hours of gate downtime weekly

> Commuter rail service anticipated to increase 50% by 2035

> 14 Recorded incidents at Doran crossing

> 9 Recorded incidents at Broadway/Brazil crossing

> CPUC has mandated improvements to the Doran crossing

Existing Peak Hour Traffic Conditions

• Doran Street/San Fernando Road Intersection– Over 3,000 vehicles passing through the intersection– 20 Pedestrians– 24 Cyclists

• Brazil & Broadway/San Fernando Road Intersection– Almost 2,400 vehicles passing through the intersection– 87 Pedestrians

• 6 Trains pass through during the peak hour, significantly impacting intersection level-of-service

Project is Comprised of Two Components

• These two components work in tandem to provide a comprehensive safety and access solution

• Benefits: – Closes two at-grade crossings,– Eliminates longer term impacts with no

need for a future grade separation at Broadway/Brazil

– Uninterrupted access over the railroad corridor with minimal diversion of traffic

– The two components support Quiet Zones for Doran St and Broadway/Brazil

2. Northerly Point of Access

1. Salem/Sperry Overpass

1. Salem/Sperry Overpass

• Significant safety enhancement

• Uninterrupted access across the railroad corridor

• Pedestrian and bicycle facilities

• Metro Board approved this alternative in June 2015

Conceptual rendering; subject to change.

2. Northerly Point of Access

• Access required for first responders

• Critical access for economic vitality of businesses in north Atwater Village

• Evaluated numerous one-way and two-way configurations

• Updated traffic analysis

Existing Conditions – PM Peak Hour

Existing Conditions – PM Peak Hour

Existing Conditions – PM Peak Hour

Existing Conditions – PM Peak Hour

Existing Afternoon Travel Patterns

Existing Afternoon Travel Patterns

Future Trip Generations –PM Peak Hour

Future 2035 PM Peak Hour Travel Patterns

Future 2035 PM Peak Hour Travel Patterns

Future 2035 PM Peak Hour Travel Patterns

Future 2035 PM Peak Hour Travel Patterns

Future 2035 PM Peak Hour Travel Patterns

Existing 2016 vs Future 2035

Existing 2016 vs Future 2035

Traffic Summary

• SCAG 2035 Model predicts minimal growth for Fairmont and Concord

• Trip Generation to/from the north on Fairmont diverted to widened I-5 Freeway

• J-hook or P-hook will not add substantial traffic to Fairmont• Fairmont intersections still operate at Level of Service B or C =

No significant project impacts

Recommended Alternative1. Salem/Sperry Overpass

Conceptual rendering; subject to change.

Doran St

Recommended Alternative2. Northerly Access(J-Hook)

Conceptual rendering; subject to change.

San Fernando Rd

W San Fernando Rd

Recommended Alternative2. Northerly Access(P-Hook)

Conceptual rendering; subject to change.

San Fernando Rd

W San Fernando Rd

• Meets CPUC mandated requirements

• Provides emergency vehicle access

• Improves pedestrian safety

• Cul-de-sac for truck turn-around area

• Continued discussion with CPUC on configuration

Doran Street Interim Improvements

Project Cost and Funding

• Current cost estimate – $3.5M Interim Improvements

– $105M Salem/Sperry Overpass and Northerly Access Point

• Potential Funding Sources – Metro

– ARRA

– California High-Speed Rail

Proposed Corridor Enhancements

• Quiet Zone– Sonora– Grandview– Flower

• Signal Software Upgrade– Broadway/

Brazil

Proposed Corridor Enhancements

• Interim Doran Improvements

• Upon completion, commence process to install Wayside Horns

Wayside Horns

Proposed Corridor Enhancements

• Grade Separation Construction– Salem/

Sperry Overpass

– Northerly Point of Access

Proposed Corridor Enhancements

• No Train Horns– Sonora– Grandview– Flower

• Upon completion of Grade Separation:– Doran – Broadway/

Brazil

Proposed Corridor Enhancements

• Evaluation of new MetrolinkStations– Grandview– Colorado

• Corridor study for frequent all day train service

• East-West Bus Rapid Transit

ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS

FALL 2013 -SPRING 2017

PHASE 1

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES &

PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING

SPRING 2017 -SPRING 2018

PHASE 2

FINAL DESIGN & RIGHT-OF-WAY

SPRING 2018-SPRING 2020

PHASE 3

CONSTRUCTION

START:FALL 2020

PHASE 4

We Are Here

Subject to change

Project Timeline

Next Steps

• Updates to the Metro Board; Metro Board action required– Updated Traffic Study– Staff recommendation to advance the alternative with the

Salem/Sperry Overpass and the J-Hook or P-Hook• If approved, next phase of work will be the

environmental clearance and preliminary engineering

• Continued community outreach• Seek funding for ROW acquisition and construction

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Mail: Jeanet OwensSenior Executive OfficerProject Management/Regional RailOne Gateway Plaza, 99-18-2 Los Angeles, CA 90012

E-mail: regionalrail@metro.net

Helpline: 888.937.4797

Website: metro.net/regionalrail

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