County of Los Angeles – Purple Line Subway Extension Project

Being the biggest public works project in the West Coast, at a budget of $9 billion, the Metro Purple Line (D Line) Extension Transit Project is a critical link in the Los Angeles County (LA) transit network serving the westside cities with seven new stations and over 9 miles of tunnels. This will provide a safe, reliable, and affordable high-speed connection between downtown Los Angeles and one of LA’s busiest areas, the Westside, which are the two largest job centers in LA. transportation. This is also one of the “28 for 28” high-profile projects funded by METRO and the Federal government for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

ADVANTEC prepared Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety plan and report as part of the project team's scope-of-services in developing a non-infrastructure Safe-Route-to-School Program for the City of Claremont. Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety plan was developed adhering to the 2012 FHWA publication entitled How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan (FHWA-SA-05-12).

ADVANTEC provided Class II Bicycle Lanes & Class III Sharrows design to connect West Anaheim to the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) at the Santa Ana River Trail. The ARTIC is expected to serve 20 million annual visitors to Anaheim, and this project will help to provide visitors access to areas west of the ARTIC by bicycle. The bike lanes provide a safer travel route for commuter and recreational bicyclists for nearly eight continuous miles, and are expected to reduce total emissions, reduce number of motor vehicle trips, and improve air quality over a 15-year life span.

Performed installation and testing of mobile data terminals, mobile voice and data radio equipment for 800 buses for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (LACMTA). ADVANTEC’s work included installing all the equipment in the buses including radio communications, mobile computer data terminals, on-board changeable message signs, passenger counters and other related appurtenances. Also, responsible for diagnosing, removing and replacing failed units throughout the installation process. in addition to the installation and testing of new equipment, ADVANTEC was responsible for the removal and storage of LACMCTA’s existing mobile radio equipment. All work done was performed at the LACMTA Bus yard garage while regular maintenance of buses are being conducted.