Sepulveda transit corridor partners selects Stadler Rail Cars and Siemens Mobility Rail Signalling Technology for proposed fast, Green Line connecting Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley and Westside.
Sepulveda Transit Corridor Partners (STCP) has announced that it has selected two key partners to provide essential infrastructure components for its transit development options to ease congestion through the I-405/Sepulveda corridor between Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley and Westside.
Stadler, a world-class passenger rail vehicle manufacturer, has been selected to design and build the state of- the-art rail cars in STCP’s proposal. Siemens Mobility, a worldwide expert in intelligent transportation solutions, has been selected by STCP as the signalling partner for the driverless Metro systems that are a key element of the consortium’s sustainable and reliable transit proposal.
STCP comprises Meridiam, Bechtel and American Triple I. Meridiam is a leading sustainable infrastructure investor and asset manager, with a highly successful track record of delivering some of the largest public private partnerships in the US and globally, engineering and construction giant Bechtel has significant expertise in delivering passenger rail systems and ATI is an infrastructure investor and asset manager involved in complex, large format infrastructure projects in the US. ATI is also ethnic minority owned, managed and controlled.
STCP’S rapid-rail subway was conceived as a best-in-class technical and operational solution to deliver a reliable and sustainable transit alternative to the I-405 corridor in Los Angeles. STCP’s programme reduces travel time from Ventura Boulevard to Westwood to 6.5 minutes, and to under 20 minutes from the Valley to the Westside, while easing congestion and contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
It also provides a single-seat ride, with minimum transfers, and increased user convenience with stations located next to work centres and multiple direct connections to major transit lines within Metro’s current and future transit system, including a stop in the heart of UCLA’s campus. The project is expected to spur new developments both in terms of affordable housing and commercial economic development.
Meridiam Americas CEO Nicolas Rubio, on behalf of the STCP partner group, said: “Our selection of Stadler and Siemens Mobility goes beyond our Buy America commitment. For a project with such profound impact, we wanted to make sure that we are assembling an infrastructure ‘dream team’ when it comes to operating a swift and safe rail service that allows commuters to avoid the 405. We are committed to a project that will make life better for Angelenos and visitors by easing congestion, reducing pollution, boosting commerce and improving connections between affordable homes and good jobs.”
Bechtel Enterprises president Mark Campbell said: “Bechtel is proud to participate in delivering valuable transit options for those traveling the Sepulveda corridor. We recognise the importance of connecting people and communities and look forward to putting our worldwide experience and innovation into practice for the people of Los Angeles.”
ATI managing partner, David J. Cibrian, on behalf of the STCP partner group, said: “The role of the RSS partner is critical to the successful delivery of a project like the Sepulveda Transit Corridor. Stadler and Siemens Mobility not only stood out to us because of their long-standing individual track records and their having already successfully partnered together, but also based on their multiple joint successes in various transit projects globally. We are proud of and excited by this addition as our team takes another step towards building this technologically cutting-edge, time-efficient and well-connected transit solution, which has the potential to dramatically change the commute of millions of people that use the Sepulveda Corridor.”
STCP’s rail options – Alternatives 4 and 5 of Metro’s Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project – are designed to reduce freeway and street congestion, air pollution and climate change-causing emissions. It is designed to create good-paying local construction jobs and long-term operations and maintenance jobs, increasing mobility and economic opportunity across the region.
Alternative 4 or 5 would be integrated with Metro’s current and future transit system, with direct connections to the D, E, G Lines (also known as the Purple, Expo and Orange Lines), Metrolink, Amtrak, multiple bus lines and bike lanes.
