USA: Los Angeles Metro Transportation Authority has appointed Anser Advisory to support development of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project.
This aims to provide a metro or monorail through the natural barrier of the Santa Monica mountains which lie between the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles’ west side neighbourhoods as alternative to the congested I-405 road.
Proposals for a monorail are being developed by the LA SkyRail Express consortium (John Laing, BYD, Skanska, ACI, HDR, Gensler and Innova), while a metro proposal is being taken forward by Sepulveda Transit Corridor Partners (Bechtel, Meridiam Sepulveda, American Triple I, Mott Macdonald, TY Lin and Systra).
Under its programme management and pre-development agreement oversight contract, Anser will help to align the two proposals with the LAMTA’s goals. If one of the proposals is selected as a locally preferred alternative, Anser could then assist the authority in negotiating project implementation via a potential public-private partnership.
‘We recognise the significance and urgency within this opportunity to reimagine one of the nation’s busiest travel corridors’, said Adam Shaw, Anser’s Chief Delivery Officer & Principal P3 Advisor, on January 25.
‘We applaud LAMTA’s willingness to use an innovative delivery approach that will result in a thoroughly-considered approach in an unprecedented time for infrastructure development across Los Angeles.’
