Overview
Project Update
The Metro Union Bus Maintenance and Operations Facility IS/MND project was adopted by the Metro Board of Directors in September 2008.
Since that time Metro made minor modifications to the overall design of the project including the: removal of a spiral vehicle/pedestrian bridge structure over Cesar E. Chavez Ave. incorporating the use of an access road at the east end of the project site, changes in the square footage and configuration of several components of the project, and lastly, further development of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) components, including obtaining a minimum Silver rating.
The potential environmental impacts of these revised project components are discussed in the addendum.
Project Location
The project site is situated in the industrial area northeast of Downtown Los Angeles. Regional access to the project site is provided by U.S. Highway 101/Interstate 5 (Hollywood Freeway/Santa Ana Freeway), which is less than 0.5 miles south of the project site, and Interstate 10 (San Bernardino Freeway), which is approximately 0.5 miles southeast of the project site.
The project site is located on the northeast and southeast corners at the intersection of Vignes St. and Cesar E. Chavez Ave. It is bound by the Twin Towers Correctional Facility and Bauchet Street to the north; Vignes St. to the west; the Metro Support Services Center (MSSC), the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) intermodal yard, and the Los Angeles River to the east and the C. Erwin Piper Technical Center and Cesar E. Chavez Ave. to the south.
Lyon St. traverses the project site in a north-south direction, and south of Cesar E. Chavez Ave.
The project site covers 327,592 square feet or 7.52 acres. The majority of the project site, 299,692 square feet (6.88 acres), is located on the north side of Cesar E. Chavez Ave. and approximately 27,900 square feet (0.64 acres) located on the south side of Cesar E. Chavez Ave.
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Wednesday November 16, 2011
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Project Description
The Division 13 Bus Maintenance and Operations facility is described as a bus maintenance, operations, and service facility located in downtown Los Angeles, California. The project is to be constructed onexisting LACMTA properties (Terminal 31 and the Metro Support Services Center [MSSC]), located at the northeast corner of East Cesar Chavez Avenue and Vignes Street. The project delivery method isDesign/Bid/Build.
The facility is designed to accommodate a fleet of 200 CNG buses and consists of a multi-level structuredparking garage, a maintenance building, bus fueling, bus washing, chassis wash and non-revenue vehicle washing, non-revenue vehicle fueling, and maintenance and transportation offices and support areas. In addition to Division 13 requirements, a Central Cash Counting Facility (CCCF) and a Public Fueling Facility containing compressed natural gas (CNG), bio-diesel and E-85 are part of the overall project.
Division 13 strives to set an example of sustainable design (LEED Gold goal) and the responsible use ofnatural resources. Many of the materials specified in the construction of this project are regionally sourced and/or have a high recycled content. Attention has been paid to the use of potable water withan exemplary system of storm water reclamation and reuse for bus operations and washing, and low maintenance native vegetation. Storm water run-off and the urban heat island effect are also addressed by a demonstration green roof on the Transportation Building.
Service and vehicle equipment include two and three-post in-ground lifts with modern, computercontrolledautomated adjustment, a bus wash system utilizing reclaimed storm water, chassis and nonrevenuevehicle wash systems utilizing 100% recycled water, three-axis lift systems for accessing roof mounted equipment on buses, mobile work platforms at lower level work areas, high-density palletized stacking systems, carousel and vertical retrieval modules for parts.
