In June 1991, the Orange County Transportation Authority was formed through the consolidation of seven different agencies that focused on various aspects of transportation across the county.
He recently informed the Metro Board that he does not plan to seek a new contract or extend his current contract, which expires in May of this year.
Measure M, which is helping to fund the projects, is expected to help Orange County make more than $13 billion worth of transportation improvements by 2041.
Agency is seeking a pre-development agreement with up to two private sector proposers to assist in the planning and design of the Sepulveda transit corridor megaproject.
Will build two aerial bridges and stations as well as bike and pedestrian path grade separations at two of the line’s busiest crossings.
Walsh Construction, with a bid of $220.5 million, was selected among four construction firms that met pre-qualification requirements and submitted bids.
The $1.3-billion transit project eliminates BRT as an option and will now move from the draft to the final environmental review stage.
In Nov. 2016, Metro’s Measure M was approved by 71.15% of Los Angeles County voters, far exceeding the two-thirds approval needed.
The contract for the streetcars comes with the option to purchase up to 10 additional streetcars at a later date, if necessary.
The agency’s Office of Extraordinary Innovation is now in the process of assembling a phase 1 review team to evaluate the concept on its financial and technical merit.
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