Metro Union Division Bus Maintenance and Operations Facility
Project Update
The Metro Union Bus Maintenance and Operations Facility IS/MND was adopted by the Metro Board on September 25, 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 Avenue, 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 northeast section 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 of the Vignes Street/Cesar E. Chavez Avenue intersection in the City of Los Angeles. It is bounded by the Twin Towers Correctional Facility and Bauchet Street to the north; Vignes Street to the west; the Metro Support Services Center (MSSC), Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF Railroad), and Los Angeles River to the east; and the C. Erwin Piper Technical Center and Cesar E. Chavez Avenue to the south. Lyon Street traverses the project site in a north-south direction, and south of Cesar E. Chavez Avenue.
The project site is 327,592 square feet (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 Avenue, and approximately 27,900 square feet (0.64 acres) of the project site is located on the south side of Cesar E. Chavez Avenue.
Questions or comments on the project may be submitted to:
Manuel Gurrola, Project Manager
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
One Gateway Plaza, Mail Stop 99-18-2
Los Angeles, CA 90012, Tel: 213-922-8889, Fax: 213-922-8822
Gwynneth L. Doyle, Senior Environmental Specialist
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
One Gateway Plaza, Mail Stop 99-17-1
Los Angeles, CA 90012, Tel: 213-922-7305, Fax: 213-922-6875