East San Fernando Light Rail Transit Project

East San Fernando Light Rail Transit Project
East San Fernando Light Rail Transit Project
Overview
Status	Planned
Locale	San Fernando Valley
Termini	Sylmar/San Fernando station ; Van Nuys station ;
Stations	14
Service
Type	Light rail
System	Metro
History
Planned opening	June 2028 (G Line to Van Nuys/San Fernando)
Technical
Line length	9.2 mi (14.8 km)
Number of tracks	2
Character	median-running at grade
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 750 V DC
Route map
	Legend
	Metrolink
	to Lancaster
	Phase 2
	Phase 1 (2028)
	Sepulveda Pass Transit Corridor
	to the E Line (planned)
Detailed diagram
	Metrolink
	to Lancaster
	Sepulveda Pass Transit Corridor
	to the E Line (planned)
	maintenance and
	storage yard
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Last updated October 16, 2022

The East San Fernando Light Rail Transit Project (formerly the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project) is a proposed light rail transit corridor in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley, running on a north/south route along Van Nuys Boulevard and San Fernando Road.^[1] Metro selected its preferred route as light rail without tunneling, "Alternative Six". The final Environmental Impact Report is currently in progress and the light rail line is scheduled for construction in mid 2023 with a completion of 2028.^[2]^[3]

The project is being planned by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). The line has been given high priority by Metro in its long range plan, and funding for the project is included in Measure R and Measure M.^[4]^[5] The project's timeline was accelerated under the Twenty-eight by '28 initiative.^[6]

In June 2018, Metro staff recommended the corridor be built as an at-grade rail line, making it a part of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system.^[1] In December 2020, Metro approved the Final EIR with the option to build the rail line in segments.^[7]

Overview

The northern end of the proposed line is Sylmar/San Fernando Station, providing a connection to the Metrolink Antelope Valley Line, and the southern end would be the G Line's Van Nuys Station.^[8] An important intermediary stop would be at the currently existing Van Nuys Metrolink and Amtrak station, where passengers could transfer to the Ventura County Line, Amtrak routes, and the proposed Sepulveda Pass Transit Corridor to the Westside. The Metro staff recommendation included 14 stations for the 9.2-mile (14.8 km) line.^[9]

The Pacific Electric San Fernando Line ran a north-south line between Downtown Los Angeles and San Fernando, partially on Van Nuys Avenue, from 1911 to 1952 before being dismantled and converted to bus service. The project route was portrayed in the project map included in the 1980 Proposition A documentation. Metro Rapid bus lines that serve the route as of 2022^[update] are route 761 on Van Nuys Boulevard, with additional Metro Local lines supplementing both. Planning for the line will take into consideration other major planned infrastructure projects, including a Sepulveda Pass Transit Corridor rail link and the conversion of the G Line from bus rapid transit to light rail.

The Draft Environmental Impact Report was completed and released in September 2017,^[10] and the final clearance was granted by the Federal Transit Administration in February 2021.^[11]

History

Six initial alternatives were developed during the environmental review process:^[10]

DEIR Alternative	Description	New trips^[12]	Estimated cost (billions)^[12]
Alternative 1	No build	N/A	N/A
Alternative 2	Transportation system management	N/A	N/A
Alternative 3	Curb-running bus rapid transit (BRT)	30,900	$0.294
Alternative 4	Median-running BRT	31,500	$0.402
Alternative 5	Median-running light rail transit (LRT) with low-floor vehicles	35,800	$1.3
Alternative 6	Median-running LRT with high platform stations and some underground portions	47,400	$2.79

Route Selection: Alternative Six

In June 2018, Metro staff recommended a modified version of Alternative 6, using high-floor light rail vehicles like those on other Metro Rail lines but entirely on the street and entirely at-grade. The underground section between Sherman Way and Roscoe stations was eliminated, due to high costs of tunneling.^[13]

Metro approved the project with $1.3 billion in funds, initiating the final EIR. The northern terminus will be the Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink station. The light rail train will run southeast for two and a half miles on San Fernando Road to Van Nuys Boulevard. It then heads south on Van Nuys Boulevard for five miles (8.0 km) reaching the Van Nuys Metrolink station. Its southern terminus will be the Van Nuys G Line station near L.A.'s Van Nuys City Hall two miles (3.2 km) further south.^[14]

Phase	Date opening	Station	City/Neighborhood	Connecting services^[15]

Two	TBA	Sylmar/San Fernando	Sylmar	Metrolink: Antelope Valley
		Maclay	San Fernando
		Paxton	Pacoima
One	June 2028^[2]	Van Nuys/San Fernando
		Laurel Canyon
		Arleta	Arleta
		Woodman	Arleta
		Nordhoff	Panorama City
		Roscoe	Panorama City
		Saticoy Street Van Nuys Metrolink/Amtrak	Van Nuys	Amtrak: Pacific Surfliner & Coast Starlight , Metrolink: Ventura County Possible future terminus of the Sepulveda Pass Transit Corridor ^[16]
		Sherman Way
		Vanowen
		Victory
		Van Nuys		G Line

Construction

The line is planned to be built in two phases: the first running from the Van Nuys G Line station to San Fernando Road with the remaining segment to be completed later.^[11]^[17] Groundbreaking is scheduled for mid 2023 with operations anticipated to begin in 2028 or 2030.^[18]^[2] Funds were being acquired by 2020, with $800 million coming from Measure M, $200 million from Road Repair and Accountability Act gas tax, and $200 million from other state-level sources.^[19] The Federal Transit Administration intends to provide $909 million between 2022 and 2023 to fund the project.^[2] The capital project cost for the first phase is estimated to be $3.635 billion.^[20]

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Maclay is a planned light rail station on the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. The station is part of the East San Fernando Light Rail Project. It is located on North Maclay Avenue near the intersection with Truman Street in San Fernando, California. Metrolink Antelope Valley Line trains pass but will not stop here. It is planned to open as part of the second phase of the project.

Paxton is a planned light rail station on the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. The station is part of the East San Fernando Light Rail Project. It is located on San Fernando Road between the base of the northbound California State Route 118 interchange and the intersection with Paxton Street in Pacoima. Metrolink Antelope Valley Line trains pass but will not stop here. It is planned to open as part of the second phase of the project.

Victory is a planned light rail station on the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. The station is part of the East San Fernando Light Rail Project and planned to open in 2028. It is located on Van Nuys Boulevard at the intersection with Victory Boulevard in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles. The station is a split design, with the northbound platform on the north side of the intersection and the southbound platform the opposite.

Vanowen is a planned light rail station on the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. The station is part of the East San Fernando Light Rail Project and planned to open in 2028. It is located on Van Nuys Boulevard at the intersection with Vanowen Street in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles. The station is a split design, with the northbound platform on the north side of the intersection and the southbound platform the opposite.

Arleta is a planned light rail station on the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. The station is part of the East San Fernando Light Rail Project and planned to open in 2028. It is located on Van Nuys Boulevard at the intersection with Arleta Boulevard in the Arleta neighborhood of Los Angeles. The station features a single island platform in the median strip on the southwest leg of the crossroads.

Van Nuys/San Fernando is a planned light rail station on the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. The station is part of the East San Fernando Light Rail Project. It is located near the corners of Van Nuys Boulevard and El Dorado Way, near San Fernando Road in Pacoima. The station is expected to open in 2028 as the interim northern terminus of the line until service is extended to Sylmar/San Fernando station.

Sherman Way is a planned light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. The station is part of the East San Fernando Light Rail Project and planned to open in 2028. It is located on Van Nuys Boulevard at the intersection with Sherman Way in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Laurel Canyon is a planned light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. The station is part of the East San Fernando Light Rail Project and planned to open in 2028. It is located in Arleta, California and features an island platform on the north side of on Van Nuys Boulevard at the intersection with Laurel Canyon Boulevard.

Roscoe is a planned light rail and bus rapid transit station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. The station is part of the East San Fernando Light Rail Project and is planned to open in 2028 It is located on Van Nuys Boulevard at the intersection with Roscoe Boulevard in the Panorama City neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Woodman is a planned light rail station on the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. The station is part of the East San Fernando Light Rail Project and planned to open in 2028. It is located on Van Nuys Boulevard at the intersection with Woodman Boulevard in the Arleta neighborhood of Los Angeles. The station features a single island platform in the median strip on the northeast leg of the crossroads.

Nordhoff is a planned light rail station on the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. The station is part of the East San Fernando Light Rail Project and planned to open in 2028. It is located on Van Nuys Boulevard at the intersection with Nordhoff Street in the Panorama neighborhood of Los Angeles. The station features a single island platform in the median strip on the north leg of Van Nuys.

References

1 2 Chiland, Elijah (June 28, 2018). "Metro greenlights new light rail line in the San Fernando Valley". CurbedLA. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
1 2 3 4 Scauzillo, Steve (May 27, 2022). "East San Fernando Valley rail line project gets $909 million boost from Feds". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
↑ "Public comment begins on L.A. Metro's FEIS/R for LRT project between Van Nuys and San Fernando". Mass Transit. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
↑ "East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor". www.metro.net. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
↑ "Draft EIS/EIR". www.metro.net. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
↑ Sharp, Steven (November 27, 2018). "Here are the 28 Projects that Metro Could Complete Before the 2028 Olympics". Urbanize. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
↑ Sotero, Dave (December 3, 2020). "Metro Board approves Final EIR for East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project". The Source. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
↑ Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Draft Environmental Impact Report for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor (PDF), U.S. Department of Transportation and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, August 2017
↑ "ESFVTC: Alignment Map, Station Locations & Project Description".
1 2 "The East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor: Rendered". Urbanize LA. November 17, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
1 2 "FTA environmentally clears L.A. Metro's East San Fernando Valley light-rail transit project" (Press release). Mass Transit. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
1 2 "East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Takes Another Step Towards Reality". Urbanize LA. September 1, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
↑ Hymon, Steve (June 16, 2018). "Metro staff recommends building light rail between Van Nuys and Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station". metro.net. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
↑ "L.A. Metro Board Approves Light Rail for East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project". www.MassTransitMag.com. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
↑ "Bus and Rail System Map" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
↑ Hymon, Steve (January 29, 2019). "Here are the four new refined concepts for Sepulveda Transit Corridor". metro.net. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
↑ "East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Project Now Eligible For Federal Funding". MyNewsLA.com. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
↑ https://www.metro.net/projects/east-sfv/
↑ Sharp, Steven (June 18, 2018). "Metro Staff Recommends Light Rail for Van Nuys Boulevard". Urbanize LA. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
↑ "U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Path Forward for Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Phase I Project Under the Expedited Project Delivery Pilot Program". Federal Transit Administration. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

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[Greenlight-1] 1 2 Chiland, Elijah (June 28, 2018). "Metro greenlights new light rail line in the San Fernando Valley". CurbedLA. Retrieved August 29, 2020.

[Scauzillo-2] 1 2 3 4 Scauzillo, Steve (May 27, 2022). "East San Fernando Valley rail line project gets $909 million boost from Feds". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved July 26, 2022.

[PubCom-3] "Public comment begins on L.A. Metro's FEIS/R for LRT project between Van Nuys and San Fernando". Mass Transit. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[EAST-SFV-4] "East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor". www.metro.net. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[5] "Draft EIS/EIR". www.metro.net. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[6] Sharp, Steven (November 27, 2018). "Here are the 28 Projects that Metro Could Complete Before the 2028 Olympics". Urbanize. Retrieved July 2, 2018.

[7] Sotero, Dave (December 3, 2020). "Metro Board approves Final EIR for East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project". The Source. Retrieved December 4, 2020.

[DEIR-8] Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Draft Environmental Impact Report for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor (PDF), U.S. Department of Transportation and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, August 2017

[9] "ESFVTC: Alignment Map, Station Locations & Project Description".

[rendered-10] 1 2 "The East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor: Rendered". Urbanize LA. November 17, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[MT2021-11] 1 2 "FTA environmentally clears L.A. Metro's East San Fernando Valley light-rail transit project" (Press release). Mass Transit. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

[Step-12] 1 2 "East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Takes Another Step Towards Reality". Urbanize LA. September 1, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[TheSource-13] Hymon, Steve (June 16, 2018). "Metro staff recommends building light rail between Van Nuys and Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station". metro.net. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[14] "L.A. Metro Board Approves Light Rail for East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project". www.MassTransitMag.com. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[15] "Bus and Rail System Map" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 3, 2018.

[Sepulveda_Transit_Corridor-16] Hymon, Steve (January 29, 2019). "Here are the four new refined concepts for Sepulveda Transit Corridor". metro.net. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[17] "East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Project Now Eligible For Federal Funding". MyNewsLA.com. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

[18] ttps://www.metro.net/projects/east-sfv/

[Recommends-19] Sharp, Steven (June 18, 2018). "Metro Staff Recommends Light Rail for Van Nuys Boulevard". Urbanize LA. Retrieved August 27, 2020.

[20] "U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Path Forward for Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Phase I Project Under the Expedited Project Delivery Pilot Program". Federal Transit Administration. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

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