Measure R News

The South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) has completed development of its initial five-year Measure R $176 million South Bay Highway Program (SBHP). The SBCCOG has requested that the L. A. County METRO Board of Directors approve the list of 40 Early Action projects, three Strategic Positioning projects, and funding to continue development and administration of the 30-year program.  The Metro Board is expected to consider the recommendations at its Board Meeting on June 23, 2011.

Measure R, the half-percent sales tax approved by Los Angeles County voters in November 2008, dedicates more than $900 million during the next three decades for operational improvements to freeway and state highway network in the South Bay. Early Action projects are expected to be completed within five years of receiving their initial funding by South Bay cities, Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, and Caltrans. Strategic Positioning projects are larger Caltrans projects on South Bay freeways that require more detailed planning to qualify for non-Measure R matching funds from state and federal transportation sources. During the next five years these projects will be developed in sufficient detail to compete for the matching funds.

Under an agreement with METRO, the SBCCOG will continue to develop future years of the program and oversee progress on the projects being implemented.  Here is a complete list of the initial SBCCOG-adopted Early Action and Strategic Positioning projects and funding allocations, sorted by type of project and lead agency:

Projects / Funding Allocations By Type

Arterial Projects - added lanes, street widening, curve corrections, re-alignments, channelization, safety improvements that reduce incident delays -$59.3 million

Freeway Projects - shoulder widening, auxiliary lanes, interchange modifications, ramp modifications, turnouts -$8.3 million

Intersection Projects - two-way left turn lanes, intersection widening, double right turn lanes -$37.5 million

Intelligent Transportation Systems Projects - signal synchronization, centralized operational centers, video traffic surveillance and control systems, motorist information systems, changeable message signs, signal system upgrades, communications backbone upgrades -$26 million

Park and Ride Projects - new or improved facilities, transit centers, motorist communications, improved surveillance and security -$18.1 million

Project Oversight, Program Development and Administration,  Early Action Project Contingency Funds, Strategic Positioning Reserve Funds -$27 million

Projects / Funding Allocations By Lead Agency

Caltrans Total - $8,336,000

·         I-110 Southbound widening: I-405 to Del Amo Boulevard Undercrossing -$150,000

·         I-405 at I-110 Southbound Interchange Improvement Project Development -$1,000,000

·         Freeway Ramp/Arterial ITS improvements -$5,000,000

·         I-405 at Manchester Early Action Ramp Improvements -$186,000

·         I-405 at 182nd St. / Crenshaw Boulevard Project Development -$2,000,000

Carson Total- $1,158,000

·         Sepulveda Boulevard from Alameda Street to ICTF Driveway Widening - $1,158,000

El Segundo Total -$4,400,000

·         Sepulveda Boulevard Improvements from Imperial Highway to El Segundo Boulevard - $400,000

·         Vista Del Mar Safety Improvements -$1,500,000

·         I-105 Access Improvements: Maple Avenue from Sepulveda Boulevard to Parkview Avenue -$2,500,000

Gardena Total - $8,165,000

·         Rosecrans Avenue Improvements: from Vermont Avenue to Crenshaw Boulevard - $5,140,000

·         Artesia Boulevard at Western Avenue Intersection Improvements - $675,000

·         Vermont Avenue Improvements: From Rosecrans Avenue to 182nd Street -$2,350,000

Hawthorne Total - $6,871,372

·         Widen Rosecrans Avenue from I-405 Southbound off-ramp to Isis Avenue -$2,100,000

·         Aviation Boulevard at Marine Avenue Intersection Improvements -$600,000

·         Hawthorne Boulevard Improvements: El Segundo Boulevard to Rosecrans Avenue - $4,171,372

Hermosa Beach Total -$1,240,000

·         Pacific Coast Highway Improvements from Artesia Boulevard to Anita Street -$240,000

·         Pacific Coast Highway at Aviation Boulevard Intersection Improvements - $1,000,000

Inglewood Total -$3,500,000

·         4th Phase of Citywide ITS Master Plan -$3,500,000

Lawndale Total -$2,000,000

·         Inglewood Avenue Improvements from 156th Street to I-405 southbound on-ramp -$500,000

·         Traffic Signal Improvements Citywide -$1,500,000

Lomita Total - $950,000

·         Western Avenue at Palos Verdes Drive North Intersection Improvements -$550,000

·         Pacific Coast Highway at Walnut Intersection Improvements - $400,000

Los Angeles County Total - $42,920,250

·         Del Amo  Boulevard from Normandie Boulevard to Vermont Avenue Widening - $26,920,250

·         PCH North Corridor ITS Improvements - $6,000,000

·         PCH South Corridor ITS Improvements - $3,000,000

·         I-405 Ramp and Arterial ITS Integration - $7,000,000

Manhattan Beach Total - $13,315,000

·         Sepulveda Boulevard Widening from 33rd Street to south of Rosecrans Avenue - $9,100,000

·         Sepulveda Boulevard at Marine Avenue Intersection Improvements - $235,000

·         Aviation Boulevard at Marine Avenue Intersection Improvements - $1,500,000

·         Aviation Boulevard at Artesia Boulevard Intersection Improvements - $1,500,000

·         Sepulveda Boulevard at Manhattan Beach Boulevard Intersection Improvements - $980,000

Redondo Beach Total - $8,379,000   

·         Pacific Coast Highway Improvements from Anita Street to Palos Verdes Boulevard - $1,400,000

·         Aviation Boulevard at Artesia Boulevard Intersection Improvements - $847,000

·         Aviation Boulevard at Artesia Boulevard Intersection Improvements - $22,000

·         Pacific Coast Highway at Torrance Boulevard Intersection Improvements - $585,000

·         Pacific Coast Highway at Palos Verdes Boulevard Intersection Improvements - $320,000

·         Inglewood Avenue at Manhattan Beach Boulevard Intersection Improvements - $5,175,000

·         Inglewood Avenue at Manhattan Beach Boulevard Intersection Improvements - $30,000

Torrance Total - $43,340,000

·         Pacific Coast Highway Improvements from Palos Verdes Blvd. to Crenshaw Blvd. - $1,840,000

·         Pacific Coast Highway at Hawthorne Boulevard Intersection Improvements - $19,600,000

·         Torrance Park and Ride  / Regional Transit Center - $18,100,000

·         Pacific Coast Highway at Vista Montana/Anza Avenue Intersection Improvements - $2,900,000

·         Maple Avenue at Sepulveda Boulevard Intersection Improvements -$600,000