Purple Line Extension

Construction Community Meeting

September 15, 2016

Agenda

Project Construction Updates: Western, La Brea, Fairfax and La Cienega

Anticipated Decking Schedule at Fairfax
Eat Shop Play Wilshire
Business Interruption Fund
Measure M
Question & Answer

Purple Line Extension

Project Alignment

Section 2 and 3
Status
Under Construction
Section 1

Forecasted Schedule
Section 2
Section 3

Length

3.92 Miles

2.59 Miles

2.48 Miles

New Stations

Wilshire/La Brea
Wilshire/Fairfax
Wilshire/La Cienega

Wilshire/Rodeo
Century City/
Constellation

Westwood/UCLA
Westwood/VA
Hospital

Pre-Construction Activities Current - 2016

2016 - 2018

2025 - 2027

Construction

2015 - 2023

2018 - 2026

2027 - 2035

Operations

2024

2026

2035

PLE Section 1
Alignment

Purple Line Maintenance Facility

Butterfield Property
590 S Santa Fe Avenue

Located in Arts District

downtown, near 6th St Bridge
Continuation of Abatement work

Monday thru Saturday

Work Hours: 7am to 4:30pm

Design Advisory Group

Advisory group is made up of local

leaders and artists from the Arts
District.
Goal is to review and provide input on
exterior design of building.
Next Meeting: September 21, 2016
3:00pm at SCI-Arc, Room 225

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Excavation and soil removal

Tie-in at Western Station

Western Staging Yard
Northeast corner of Wilshire and Manhattan

Place one block west of Western

Sound wall construction substantially completed.
Remaining work includes gate installation, artwork

on walls and widening of driveways.

Utility Investigation
Additional activities in Western area may include
pot holing and street restoration
M-F, 9am-3:30pm
Sat-Sun, 8am-6pm

Ventilation lines which will be used during tunneling

Example of Banner Art Design for Staging Yard

Crenshaw Yard Staging Site

Wilshire/Crenshaw
Used throughout Section 1 utility

relocation and design-build construction

Mitigation efforts and maintenance:
Crenshaw Gate Entrance re-worked
and improvements made
Lorraine Gate temporarily closed
until further notice
Maintenance inside and outside of
yard

Signage at the Crenshaw Yard

Signage and blankets at the Crenshaw Yard Entrance

La Brea Station

Rendering shows length of the La Brea underground station box

on Wilshire Blvd from Orange Dr to Detroit St

Purple Line Extension

Wilshire/La Brea Schedule
*As of August 2016. Subject to Change
Year

2014

Quarter

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Tunneling

Station Construction and

Street Restoration

Testing

Revenue Service

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Advanced Utility Relocation

Piling

Tunneling

Station Construction and Street Restoration

Testing

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Revenue
Service

Station Excavation and

Shoring

2018

Removal

Decking

2017

Station
Excavation and
Shoring

Piling

2016

Decking
Installation

Advanced Utility
Relocation

2015

La Brea Station
La Brea Staging Yards
Staging Yard Activities and
Equipment

Yard usage: 7am to 11pm, (11pm

to 7am as needed).
Sound wall is 20-24 feet high
Maintenance of equipment
Deliveries
Excavation

Mitigations

Eat Shop Play promotions and construction phase artwork

Must comply with COLA noise

requirements
Noise Control Signage
Low Impact Back up alarms
Acoustical Insulation
Metro 5 Step Noise Plan

S La Brea Staging Yard Mitigation signage and

Cleaning the southwest sidewalk

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La Brea Station
Pile Installation Completed
La Brea Pile Installation
On Wilshire from Orange Dr. to Detroit St.
Pile installation included:
Rig constructed approx. 95ft (L) deep
holes
Crane lifted approx. 95Ft (L) , 24 Inch Hpiles into holes
595 piles installed for La Brea station
box and appendages

Pile work at Wilshire/La Brea

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La Brea Decking

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La Brea Station
Decking Overview
Decking

On Wilshire, between Orange Dr. and Detroit St.

Construction of a concrete deck, curb to curb
Sidewalks be maintained, or pedestrian detours created
Decking will serve as the temporary street surface
Traffic will travel on the installed deck panels while the station
is constructed underground
La Brea Station:
Approx. 1,000 feet long
Approx. 70 feet wide
Approx. 60 feet deep
Working closely with First Responders on emergency access
and safety
Additional activities under decking closures: jet grouting,
piling, temporary civil improvements.

Deck beam installation on Wilshire Blvd east of Sycamore Ave

Concrete deck panel installation on Wilshire Blvd east of Sycamore Ave

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La Brea Station
Decking Schedule

*Dates and work activities subject to change

June 10, 2016 through October 2016

(No closures 4th of July or Labor Day weekends)
Phase 1: COMPLETE
Phase 2: COMPLETE
Phase 3: 6 of 16 weekends completed
Anticipate early completion! Stay tuned.
Decking Closures Schedule
Fridays 10am: Wilshire reduced to one lane each
direction
Friday 8pm: Full closure of Wilshire or Wilshire/La Brea
intersection (Phase 2)
Monday 6am: Streets open
Work occurs 24/7
For information on closures and detours:
www.metro.net/purplelineext

Installation of deck beams at Wilshire/La Brea

Striping being applied to concrete decks after

weekend construction.

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Phase 3
Local Access
Phase 3 Resident and Business Local Access
North Wilshire sidewalk is open from La Brea to Highland.
South Wilshire sidewalk closed from La Brea to Citrus.
Sidewalk re-opens between Citrus and Highland.
Pedestrian detour signage will be in place directing
people around the closures.
Access to businesses and apartment buildings available
via north/south from 8th/6th Streets and Carling Way.
Citrus will remain open to north/south traffic throughout
closures.
Mansfield will remain open to north/south traffic
throughout closures.
Sycamore Ave north/south closures for all 16 weekends of
Phase 3.
Orange Drive closed intermittently. Updates provided
weekly as work progresses.
Jet grouting activities to occur between Orange and
Mansfield and Mansfield and Citrus.

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Phase 3 Decking
Vehicle and Bus Detours

PHASE 3: WILSHIRE BOULEVARD DETOUR

720/20 BUS DETOUR ROUTE DURING CLOSURE

Eastbound: Northbound La Brea to Eastbound

6th to Southbound Highland to Eastbound
Wilshire

Eastbound: Eastbound Wilshire, Southbound La

Brea, Eastbound Olympic, Northbound
Crenshaw, Eastbound Wilshire

Westbound: Northbound Highland to

Westbound 6th to Southbound La Brea to
Westbound Wilshire

Westbound: Westbound Wilshire, Southbound

Wilshire, Westbound Olympic, Northbound La
Brea, Westbound Wilshire

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La Brea Station Excavation

Scheduled to start in September thru the

Fall of 2017.
Work hours are 7am-11pm, 11pm-7am as
needed.
Excavation will occur under the concrete
deck, with intrinsically safe equipment
thats been certified by the State of
California.
Excavation material will be removed from
the staging yards at Wilshire/La Brea,
loaded into trucks, and hauled using
approved haul routes (SB La Brea to I-10).
Street level excavation has started as a
part of decking excavation and utility
hanging under the deck will continue
behind the closure on Wilshire through the
Fall of 2016.

Examples of the excavation

and utility hanging underway
for the Wilshire/La Brea
station

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Deck Openings
What:

Deck openings are openings of the street-deck for

the purpose of delivering materials for underground
construction.
Deck openings will be done at locations of the deck
that are designed to open and close.
Deck openings will occur periodically, as needed
Deck panels are 8ftx14ft

When:

Following La Brea decking, late 2016

Throughout the duration of the project

How:

Off-peak hour (M-F, 9am-3:30pm) lane closures

Example of a deck opening

from underneath the deck

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Jet Grouting
*Dates and work activities subject to change

Overview

Jet grouting is a construction process that uses high-pressure air and

grout to create a deep soil-concrete block.
The purpose of jet grouting is to reinforce and strengthen the soil
with concrete to support tunneling and cross-passage

Locations

Jet Grouting will occur at 16 locations along Wilshire between La

Cienega and Western.
There will be no more than two jet-grouting operations being
performed at one time.
Approximately 6 weeks at each location.
Work hours M-F 7am-9pm, Sat 8am-6pm

Schedule

Wilshire between Orange and Mansfield-UNDERWAY

Wilshire between Rossmore and Lucerne- start September 24th
Wilshire between Lucerne and Windsor anticipated start Nov. 2016
Construction notices will be sent and outreach will be conducted for
each location

Examples of Jet Grouting at Wilshire Blvd

between Orange Dr and Mansfield Ave

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Jet Grouting Activities and Layout

Work Activities
Potholing, street level excavation ,
vertical drilling , trucking, cement
silos, pumps, generators
Layout
Concrete Barriers placed on the
middle lanes of Wilshire Blvd
Lanes reduced to two lanes each
direction at Jet grouting locations
Bus stops will be temporarily
relocated as required
Wilshire BRT lane not enforced in
these areas during jet grouting

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Fairfax Station

Rendering shows length of the Fairfax underground station box

on Wilshire Blvd from west of Fairfax to just west of Ogden Dr.

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Purple Line Extension

Wilshire/Fairfax Station Schedule
*Schedule is subject to change. Updated as of August 2016.
Year

2014

Quarter

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Station Excavation and

Shoring

Tunneling

Station Construction and

Street Restoration

Testing

Revenue Service

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Advanced Utility Relocation

Piling

Station Excavation and Shoring

Tunneling

Station Construction and Street Restoration

Testing

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Revenue
Service

Decking

2017

Removal

Piling

2016

Decking

Advanced Utility
Relocation

2015

Ogden Staging Yard

Activities and Safety Measures/Mitigations

Equipment for jet grouting stored in the

Ogden yard

Vault installation for electrical power in the Ogden yard

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Fairfax Station
Pile Installation Overview

Pile installation includes:

Rig to construct 95ft (L) deep
Crane lifting 95Ft (L) , 24 Inch H-piles into
holes
Approx. 490 piles
Drilling, pile installation and backfilled
concrete completed same day
Piling will start in August 2016 on the north side
of Wilshire.
Operation anticipated to take approximately 4-6
months on each side of the street.
Typical work hours 7am-11pm with potential
nighttime work hours from 11pm to 7am.
Wilshire is reduced to two lanes in each direction.
Directional closures on Fairfax and Wilshire will
take place on weekends.

PHOTO

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Piling on N. side of Wilshire Blvd.

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Fairfax Station Piling

Flip to South Side

Traffic switch to south side of Wilshire anticipated for November 2016.

Traffic reconfiguration will be installed over a single weekend using
intermittent lane reductions.
Wilshire will be reduced to two lanes in each direction for approximately 46 months.
Potential off-peak lane reductions to one lane in each direction.
Left turn pockets eliminated on Wilshire at Fairfax.

Left: Wilshire/Fairfax
work zone for piles on
the north side of
Wilshire.

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Fairfax Station
Decking Overview
Decking

On Wilshire, between Ogden Dr. and the 99 Cents Store.

Construction of a concrete deck, curb to curb
Sidewalks be maintained, or pedestrian detours created.
Decking will serve as the temporary street surface. Traffic will
travel on the installed deck panels while the station is
constructed underground
Fairfax Station:
Approx. 800 feet long
Approx. 70 feet wide
Approx. 60 feet deep
Will follow pile operations; anticipated to begin January 2017
Additional activities under decking closures: piling, temporary
civil improvements.
Will work closely with First Responders on emergency access
and safety

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Fairfax Station
Decking Schedule

*Dates and work activities subject to change

January 2017 through Spring 2017

Approximately 18 weekend closures, scheduled in three phases beginning east and moving
west on Wilshire Blvd.

Phase 1: Ogden-Fairfax 10 weekends

Phase 2: Fairfax intersection 4 weekends
Phase 3: West of Fairfax 4 weekends

Friday 8pm: Full closure of Wilshire or Wilshire/Fairfax intersection (Phase 2)

Monday 6am: streets open
Work occurs continuously throughout weekend
Working with DOT on early lane reductions to start Fridays 10am (similar to La Brea). Wilshire
would reduce to one lane each direction to allow for the loudest work (breaking of concrete)
to be completed during day time hours.

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Fairfax Station Decking

Traffic Action Plan

*Dates and work activities subject to change

Detour for 3 Phases have been submitted to DOT for review

Phase 1: Ogden-Fairfax 10 weekends
Phase 2: Fairfax intersection 4 weekends
Phase 3: West of Fairfax 4 weekends

This work requires close coordination and approval from City agencies
Board of Public Works approval anticipated in December 2016
Traffic Action Plan:
Detour routes
Proposed Mitigations
Signage
Signal timing adjustment
Traffic Control Officer locations
Maintains local access
Bus Detours

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Fairfax Decking Phase 1

Wilshire, Ogden to Fairfax
Essentials:
Wilshire reduced to one lane
in each direction from
Spaulding to Fairfax on
Fridays from 10am -8pm
Full closure of Wilshire Blvd,
from Spaulding to Fairfax
starting at 8pm on Fridays
until Mondays at 6am
Lane reductions on Fairfax for
west end work.
Anticipated duration: 10
weekends

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Phase 1 Traffic Detour

Wilshire, Ogden-Fairfax Full Closure

DRAFT

Westbound: Northbound
La Brea to Westbound 6th
St. to Southbound Fairfax
to Westbound Wilshire
Eastbound: Northbound
Fairfax to Eastbound 6th
St. to Southbound La Brea
to Eastbound Wilshire

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Fairfax Decking Phase 2

Fairfax/Wilshire Intersection
Essentials:
Early start lane reductions on

Wilshire and Fairfax starting on

Fridays from 10am until 8pm
Full closure of Fairfax Ave. starting
at 8pm on Fridays until Monday at
6am
Full closure of Wilshire Blvd.
starting at 8pm on Fridays until
Monday at 6am
Anticipated duration: 4 weekends

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Phase 2 Wilshire Traffic Detour

Fairfax/Wilshire Intersection Closure

Westbound Wilshire: Westbound

Wilshire to southbound La Brea to
westbound Olympic to northbound
San Vicente to westbound Wilshire

Eastbound Wilshire: Eastbound

Wilshire to eastbound San Vicente
to northbound La Brea to eastbound
Wilshire

DRAFT

Local access on Wilshire for business and

residents will be maintained.
Lane reductions on Wilshire going westbound
will start: Wilshire/Hamilton.
Lane reductions on Wilshire going eastbound
will start: Wilshire/Orange

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Phase 2 Fairfax Traffic Detour

Fairfax/Wilshire Intersection Closure

DRAFT

Southbound Fairfax: Southbound Fairfax to

eastbound 6th st. to southbound La Brea to
westbound Olympic to southbound Fairfax.
Northbound Fairfax: Northbound Fairfax to
eastbound Olympic to northbound La Brea
to westbound 6th to northbound Fairfax.
Lane reductions on Fairfax will start in the
blocks approaching the hard closures.
**Note:
Local access on Fairfax for business and residents
will be maintained.

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Fairfax Decking, Phase 3

Wilshire, West of Fairfax
Essentials:
Wilshire, from Fairfax to
Crescent Heights reduced to
one lane in each direction on
Fridays from 10am until 8pm
Full closure of Wilshire Blvd.
from 8pm on Friday until 6am
on Monday
Working with DOT to address
access to buildings between
Crescent Heights and Fairfax
(zone shown in yellow). Work
zone shown in purple.
Lane reductions on Fairfax to
support work on the east end
of the closure.
Anticipated Duration: 4
weekends.

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Phase 3 Wilshire Traffic Detour

Wilshire, West of Fairfax

DRAFT

Eastbound: Eastbound San

Vicente to northbound La
Brea to eastbound
Wilshire

Westbound: Southbound
Fairfax to westbound San
Vicente to westbound
Wilshire

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Fairfax Station Decking

Community Outreach
Robust Marketing Campaign
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter,
Nextdoor
Advertising: print, radio, online
Media Coverage: press release
Business and resident outreach
Meetings with local groups, leaders
Elected Official Briefings
Safety Presentations
School Presentations
Community Partnerships

La Brea Decking postcard mailed to residents and businesses.

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La Cienega Station

Rendering shows length of the La Cienega underground station

box on Wilshire Blvd from La Cienega to Tower Dr.

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Purple Line Extension

La Cienega Schedule
Year
Quarter
Advanced Utility
Relocation

*As of August 15, 2016. Subject to Change

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
AUR

Piling
Remove

Piling
Install
Decking
Excavation/Shoring
Station Excavation/Shoring
Tunneling
Tunneling

Station
Station
Testing
Testing

Revenue

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Advance Utility Relocation (AUR)

Major work complete
Fiber, AT&T, Water, Sewer, Storm Drain, Power, Gas
Punch list items remain- anticipate Metro completion September 2016
Utilities self-performing cable pulling anticipated completion January 2017

Completed AUR work at Wilshire/La Cienega

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Demolition
Future Staging Yards

City Council approved on July 19, 2016

Work hours: 8am-5pm
Hauling hours: 9am-3:30pm
Anticipated 10 weeks
Work activities include:
Tree removal
Protective sidewalk cover installation on
Wilshire and Gale
Building demo
Hauling
Intermittent sidewalk closures
Intermittent curb lane closure on Wilshire
during street frontage demo work.

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La Cienega Station
Gale Yard
Demolition of buildings on Gale
and Wilshire - September 2016
Future Gale Staging Yard

Left: Demo at Wilshire/Gale underway. Water

being applied to material to prevent fugitive dust.
Right: Parcels to be demolished at Wilshire/Gale
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La Cienega Station
La Cienega Yard

Future La Cienega Staging Yard

Buildings to be demolished
by mid November 2016

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Potholing/Survey
Traffic Reconfiguration

Work will take place during off-peak hours,

if approved
Work hours under review with COBH.
Use temporary lane closures similar to AUR
Investigating utility conflicts with pile line
Anything not labeled on existing plans

with
capion

Add photo

Potholing work for vault installation at La Cienega

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Piling at La Cienega Station

Approximately 500 piles to be installed

Station is approximately:
990 feet long
70 feet wide
60 feet deep
Piling at La Cienega is projected to start in the
first quarter of 2017 on the south side of
Wilshire.
The work zone and traffic control will reduce
Wilshire to two lanes in each direction.
Work hours under review with COBH.

Approximate location of south side pile work zones at Wilshire/La Cienega.

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Eat, Shop, Play Wilshire

Business Spotlight- East Segment
Mo Better Burger
901 S La Brea Avenue, #2
Los Angeles, CA 90036
A compact, counter-serve spot preparing
hearty burgers and house-cut fries.
More Information:
Visit www.mobetterburgers.com
Phone: 310.737.8556
Email: Mobetterla@gmail.com
Hours
Wednesday & Friday: 11:30-5:00pm
Saturday: 12:00-5:00pm
Closed: Mon, Tues & Thurs for catering

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Eat, Shop, Play Wilshire

Business Spotlight- West Segment
Los Angeles Vision Center
LAVC
Dr. Bayan Naime is a Doctor of Optometry
Who works with specialty contact lenses and
treatment and management of eye diseases.
More Information:
www.losangelesvisioncenter.com
Phone: 323-934-2020
5856 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles 90036
Email: lavisioncenter@gmail.com
Hours
9am-5pm Mon-Fri
9am-2pm Sat

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Eat Shop Play Wilshire

Upcoming Events
Thursday, September 15: Vendor Day
9am to 1pm
Metro HQ, One Gateway Plaza
Featuring Wadee Spa chair massage
Saturday, September 24: TARFEST
4pm-7pm
La Brea Tar Pits Park
Metro sponsored Photo Booth!

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Eat, Shop, Play Wilshire

Lunch Meet Up

6325 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048

Tuesday, September 20th, 2016

11:30am - 1:00pm

*Free soda with food purchase*

*Each individual must pay for their own lunch.

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Metro Business Interruption Fund

Financial assistance to small mom & pop businesses impacted
by Metro transit rail construction along three project areas:
Metro Purple Line Extension, Phase 1
Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project
Regional Connector, Little Tokyo area & 2nd/Broadway segment
Businesses must be located immediately adjacent to the rail
corridor and meet other eligibility requirements
Grant amount determined by demonstrated loss of business
revenue directly related to the period of construction disruption
Maximum annual grant amount per business is $50,000

Metro Business Interruption Fund

BIF Fund Administrator: Pacific Coast Regional Small Business
Development Corporation (PCR)
To apply visit www.pcrcorp.org or call 213.739.2999, ext. 223

Upcoming BIF workshops:

Monday, October 10th at 11:00am
BREATHE LA
5858 Wilshire Blvd.,
1st Floor Conference Room
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Street parking only

Monday, November 7th at 11:30am

Purple Line Extension Field Office
5055 Wilshire Blvd.,Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Parking validation provided

For more information email bif@metro.net

Measure M
Ballot Measure Overview
In June, Metro Board approved placing a No Sunset measure
on the November ballot
New cent sales tax starting in July 2017
Increases to 1-cent in 2039 when current cent Measure R
expires
Continues until voters decide to repeal it
Through an initiative or Metro-sponsored measure
Needs two-thirds approval by voters

Measure M
Elements of the Measure
New rail and bus rapid transit projects

New highway projects

Enhanced bus and rail service
Local street, signal, bike/pedestrian improvements

Affordable fares for seniors, students and persons with

disabilities
Maintenance/replacement of aging system

Bike and pedestrian connections to transit facilities

Measure M
Accountability Built in the Measure
Establishes an independent oversight process to provide an
enhanced level of accountability on the use of sales tax revenues
Taxpayers Oversight Committee
Establishes a comprehensive assessment of the plan every 10
years
Reviews funding to each city and uses of those revenues

Want more information? Visit

metro.net/theplan

Metro Art
In The Community
Help us Craft ideas to inspire
artworks for the Purple Line
Extension Section One!
Craft and Folk Art Museum
5814 Wilshire Blvd
Sunday, October 2, 2016
11:30am-1:30pm

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Next Meeting
Section 1 Construction Community Meeting
Thursday, November 3, 2016
6:00-8:00pm
Temple Beth-Am
1039 S. La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Limited parking on site for handicap and seniors.
Free 2 hour parking at the La Cienega Tennis Center at 325 S. La Cienega Blvd

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Stay in Touch

www.metro.net/purplelineext
twitter.com/purplelineext
facebook.com/purplelineext
213.922.6934
purplelineext@metro.net
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