CA-2022-105

This application utilizes ARP Act funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. The funding requested in this ARP Capital Investments Grant supplants the local share of $66,428,844 in Grant ID# CA-2016-017 Westside Purple Line Extension Section 1 - FFGA. It does not duplicate the federal funding for any activities in Grant ID# CA-2016-017. Specifically, this ARP Capital Investments Grant supplants the amount of local share for the following activities per the FTA scope activity line item as follows:

- FY21 ARP CIG Los Angeles UZA (60020) Discretionary ID D2021-RPNS-003:
- 14.06.10 Guideway Track Elements: $20,211,085
- 14.06.20 Station Stops Terminals Intermodal: $16,761,397
- 14.06.40 Sitework Special Conditions: $13,937,079
- 14.08.80 Professional Services: $15,519,283
- Total ARP Act Capital Investment Grant funds: $66,428,844

Purpose of the Award

This application utilizes ARP Act funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. The funding requested by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) in this ARP Capital Investments Grant supplants the local share of $66,428,844 (D2021-RPNS-003) in Grant ID# CA-2016-017 for the Westside Purple Line Extension Section 1 project (WPLE1). It does not duplicate the federal funding for any activities in Grant ID# CA-2016-017.

II. Activities to be Performed

Specifically, this ARP Capital Investments Grant supplants the amount of local share (non-CIG funds) for the following activities per the FTA scope activity line item as follows:
- 14.06.10 Guideway Track Elements: $20,211,085
- 14.06.20 Station Stops Terminals Intermodal: $16,761,397
- 14.06.40 Sitework Special Conditions: $13,937,079
- 14.08.80 Professional Services: $15,519,283
- Total: $66,428,844

III. Expected Outcomes

The WPLE1 consists of the design and construction of approximately 3.92 miles of double track heavy rail underground transit system below Wilshire Boulevard in the cities of Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, with three new stations, a new maintenance-of-way building, and a non-revenue vehicle maintenance facility at the existing Metro Division 20 Yard. The three new stations will be located at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax, and Wilshire/La Cienega. The project is the first section of a planned three-section extension of the Metro Purple Line to Westwood/VA Hospital.

IV. Intended Beneficiaries

Populace of the LACMTA transit service area and local area commuters.

V. Subrecipient Activities

None.

The recipient agrees that if it receives federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or through a pass-through entity through the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, a different federal agency, or insurance proceeds for any portion of a project activity approved for FTA funding under this grant agreement, it will provide written notification to FTA and reimburse FTA for any federal share that duplicates funding provided by FEMA, another federal agency, or an insurance company. The recipient agrees that it will amend the corresponding FFGA (CA-2016-017) in TRAMS to reduce the local share and FTA scope activity line items as noted above.

Total project budget is $2,821,957,153, which includes previously awarded FTA funds:
- CA-2016-017 5/19/21: $597,710,967 (Section 5309 CIG)
- CA-03-0824 8/10/15: $165,000,000 (Section 5309 CIG)
- CA-95-X264 7/22/15: $12,171,000 (CMAQ)
- CA-2018-009 1/10/18: $476 (CMAQ)

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

20.500 - Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants

FTA Region 9 [DOT - FTA]

FTA Office of Budget and Policy [DOT - FTA]

California United States

State-Wide

None

COVID-19 $66,428,844 (100%) percent of this Project Grant was funded by COVID-19 emergency acts including the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been shortened from 10/31/26 to 02/15/23.