EXPO Construction Notice
When: Monday, January 9, 2012 through Friday, April 6, 2012
Work Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
No work will take place on weekends
Where: From Military Avenue to Bagley Avenue, along the Expo Right-of-Way (ROW),
in the City of Los Angeles
Work Description:
Track Removal:
Work crews will remove the existing railroad tracks consisting of rails, fasteners, and ties. All work will take place within the Expo ROW. Heavy machinery and flat bed trucks with back-up alarms will be utilized for this work.
Traffic Impacts:
Flaggers will be used to assist trucks hauling debris as they enter and exit work areas on Military Avenue, Westwood Boulevard, Overland Avenue, Motor Avenue, National Boulevard, and Bagley Avenue.
Advisories:
- Access to businesses and residences will be maintained throughout all construction activities.
- Noise levels will be monitored to ensure work performed is within the necessary compliance levels and sound blankets will be installed if required to buffer any noise that may impact the surrounding community.
- Work crews will water down the work area to minimize dust, and the air will be monitored.
- Please obey all posted construction signs and do not enter the construction work zone.
(Construction schedules are subject to change for various reasons including but not limited to: weather conditions, unforeseen emergencies and other acts of nature.)
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NFSR Files Expo CEQA Reply Brief
NFSR submitted its Reply to the California Court of Appeal on December 2, 2011. This is final brief and we now wait for a hearing schedule from the Court. The reply brief encapsulates NFSR's arguments as well as Expo/MTA's.
Our sincere thanks to NFSR attorney, John Bowman, and his team from Elkins, Kalt, Gartside and Weintraub for their outstanding work on our behalf.
Statement in Support of Mass Transit and Position on Expo Phase 2
The CHHOA board supports mass transit that is effective, well planned, and minimizes negative impacts on neighborhoods. The Expo Light Rail Line Phase 1 project is nearing completion, and construction on Phase 2 is scheduled to begin soon. Phase 2 extends the light rail line across Venice Blvd., through Cheviot Hills and across West Los Angeles along the Exposition right-of-way. While there are several above street-level crossings and a 1/2 mile below-grade trench on Phase 1, Phase 2 plans for trains to run at street-level across the major north/south arteries of Overland Avenue, Westwood Avenue, Sepulveda Boulevard, and Barrington Avenue. We believe these street-level crossings will intensify traffic gridlock across wide-spread areas of West Los Angeles, endanger children at the Overland Avenue School, and intensify noise and air pollution unless effective mitigations are added to the current planning phase.
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Cheviot Hills Home Owners' Association supports Neighbors for Smart Rail. Please visit their website for more information.