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Post by numble on Jun 25, 2021 9:11:12 GMT -8
May 2021 status report says they are 79.5% complete. If you compare the "Milestone Look-Ahead" in the May report with the April report, it looks like they are slipping in their progress.
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Post by metrocenter on Jul 12, 2021 9:37:16 GMT -8
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Post by numble on Jul 12, 2021 13:22:34 GMT -8
Updates on Metro's efforts to improve speed and reliability on A (Blue) and E (Expo) lines. They are still looking at traffic signal improvements and studying areas where they can run trains faster than 55 mph.
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Post by bzcat on Jul 13, 2021 11:37:56 GMT -8
They can fix 95% of the problem with Blue and Expo by giving trains full signal preemption + gates on all crossings + closing all the minor little used side streets + getting rid of pointless mandated slow down at Farmdale. It doesn't require a study to know this... Look at all the crossings where Expo and Blue has to stop on the map below, sometimes for just 1 or 2 cars. It's not rocket science. Get rid of all those black dots and the train will run on time.  |
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Post by bluelineshawn on Jul 14, 2021 5:52:06 GMT -8
They can fix 95% of the problem with Blue and Expo by giving trains full signal preemption + gates on all crossings + closing all the minor little used side streets + getting rid of pointless mandated slow down at Farmdale. It doesn't require a study to know this... Look at all the crossings where Expo and Blue has to stop on the map below, sometimes for just 1 or 2 cars. It's not rocket science. Get rid of all those black dots and the train will run on time. [ Are you only considering car traffic because those intersections aren't just cars. There are people going to and leaving train stations for many of them. What are pedestrians crossing the street supposed to do when they're no longer the priority and they're already in the intersection? And as a pedestrian how hard will it be to get to Grand Station from the west side of flower with 4 trains every 6 minutes, and all of those trains having priority? I also think that there's a significant disparity in equity with that solution and we know how important equity has become. Most of these difficult crossings and all of those black dots are in minority communities and just running trains through without stopping and making it difficult for cars and pedestrians to cross the street while other areas usually don't have to deal with this issue seems unfair. But hey, if this becomes what's allowed we no longer have to worry about elevating trains or putting them underground. We just run trains on the street and tell everyone to get out of the way. |
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Post by numble on Jul 23, 2021 13:54:56 GMT -8
June 2021 status report for Regional Connector. 82.1%, +2.6%.
They’ve updated the forecast service date to Summer 2022 (instead of Fall 2022), though they say progress has been inefficient and the milestone dates for certain tasks seem to be slipping.
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Post by numble on Aug 30, 2021 9:10:44 GMT -8
July 2021 status report summary for Regional Connector. 83.7% done, +1.6% since June. Based on the pace from these reports, it doesn't seem like it is on track for their forecast of Summer 2022 service, though it is now moving at the best pace among all the major projects--even Foothill Gold Line was just +1.5% in July.
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Post by metrocenter on Sept 20, 2021 11:53:42 GMT -8
Major Project Status Update - September 2021. According to this report, the Regional Connector project is 83% complete. (These monthly reports never exactly match with single-project report, referenced by numble.) |
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Post by numble on Sept 24, 2021 11:12:40 GMT -8
August 2021 report. 85.2%, which is +1.5%. They moved the estimated service date back to Fall 2022 (it previously said Summer 2022). If you compare the estimated milestone dates from this report with the last report, it shows the schedule is slipping.
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Post by bzcat on Sept 27, 2021 19:18:56 GMT -8
August 2021 report. 85.2%, which is +1.5%. They moved the estimated service date back to Fall 2022 (it previously said Summer 2022). If you compare the estimated milestone dates from this report with the last report, it shows the schedule is slipping. Remember that $13m acceleration payment Metro made to the contractor a few months ago? No one is ever held accountable at Metro. |
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Post by numble on Oct 26, 2021 21:50:07 GMT -8
September 2021 status report for Regional Connector. 86.7%, +1.5%.
Metro continues to report concerns about inefficient progress. However, this project is going at the second-fastest pace of the 5 major projects that Metro is handling, the fastest one being Purple Line Section 3 at +1.6%, and that one is behind schedule.
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Post by metrocenter on Nov 16, 2021 0:45:05 GMT -8
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Post by metrocenter on Dec 17, 2021 14:58:59 GMT -8
Adding numble's tweet re: October status, for completness.
October 2021 status report for Regional Connector. 87.1%, +0.4%.
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Post by numble on Dec 21, 2021 15:06:01 GMT -8
My tweet from exactly 7 months ago. Metro said they were confident the contractor will finish next month…
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Post by bzcat on Dec 22, 2021 15:47:43 GMT -8
This is the line that will never open. Everyone involved should be fired to be honest.
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Post by fissure on Dec 23, 2021 0:06:25 GMT -8
This is the line that will never open. Everyone involved should be fired to be honest. Walsh/Shea be like:  |
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Post by numble on Dec 24, 2021 12:10:38 GMT -8
November 2021 status report for Regional Connector. 88.9%, +1.8%. Report now says there is 4-5 months of schedule slippage.
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Post by numble on Jan 7, 2022 18:01:21 GMT -8
For October 2021, the FTA’s review of the Regional Connector project said that the January 2022 completion date was moved to late July 2022, pushing forecast service to January 2023. The report says the contractor is blaming COVID supply chain issues for the delays. (The tweet has typos that say 2021 instead of 2022).
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Post by numble on Jan 12, 2022 13:24:44 GMT -8
This is the line that will never open. Everyone involved should be fired to be honest. Walsh/Shea be like: View Attachment |
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Post by numble on Jan 18, 2022 19:16:23 GMT -8
Regional Connector update as of 1/12/2022. The contractor asked for 7 months delay due to supply chain issues. Metro staff expect to ask the board in February to approve an updated budget and opening date.
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Post by John Ryan on Jan 19, 2022 9:47:02 GMT -8
So what is the new anticipated completion date?
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Post by bzcat on Jan 19, 2022 16:58:20 GMT -8
So what is the new anticipated completion date? That's like the car salesman asking you how much you want to pay per month...  Walsh/Shea: "What would you like the completion date to be?" Metro: writes down a number Walsh/Shea: "Let me go talk to my manager..." |
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Post by numble on Jan 19, 2022 21:55:51 GMT -8
So what is the new anticipated completion date? I think we’ll either find out on the Construction Committee meeting on January 20, 2022, or at next month’s board meetings (since the presentation says they think they will go back to the board in February to get a new opening date approved). |
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Post by numble on Jan 20, 2022 15:32:58 GMT -8
So what is the new anticipated completion date? I think we’ll either find out on the Construction Committee meeting on January 20, 2022, or at next month’s board meetings (since the presentation says they think they will go back to the board in February to get a new opening date approved). At the meeting, they said they think Regional Connector will be finished in the next couple of months and Crenshaw will finish in the next month or two. |
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Post by masonite on Jan 20, 2022 19:28:32 GMT -8
I think we’ll either find out on the Construction Committee meeting on January 20, 2022, or at next month’s board meetings (since the presentation says they think they will go back to the board in February to get a new opening date approved). At the meeting, they said they think Regional Connector will be finished in the next couple of months and Crenshaw will finish in the next month or two. It is only 88% done. I am assuming they consider 96-97% substantially done, but there is no way they can get there in the next couple of months. I’m sure no one on our clueless Board challenged them on that. My guess is this thing opens closer to mid-23. |
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Post by numble on Jan 20, 2022 21:24:26 GMT -8
At the meeting, they said they think Regional Connector will be finished in the next couple of months and Crenshaw will finish in the next month or two. It is only 88% done. I am assuming they consider 96-97% substantially done, but there is no way they can get there in the next couple of months. I’m sure no one on our clueless Board challenged them on that. My guess is this thing opens closer to mid-23. As usual, they were in a rush to end the meeting, so they just accepted everything that was said. Nobody brought up that several months ago they said Regional Connector and Crenshaw would be finished by now. |
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Post by bluelineshawn on Jan 21, 2022 8:08:41 GMT -8
It is only 88% done. I am assuming they consider 96-97% substantially done, but there is no way they can get there in the next couple of months. I’m sure no one on our clueless Board challenged them on that. My guess is this thing opens closer to mid-23. so they just accepted everything that was said. Nobody brought up that several months ago they said Regional Connector and Crenshaw would be finished by now. Good point as they are always in a rush to end this meeting. I feel like aside from Dutra that they have little interest in construction updates unless there's a concern specific to their constituency that impacts their day job, like street closures or noise. Or maybe JDW has questions about the status of minority hiring. Other than that they usually want to go through the update as quickly as possible. That's amazing to me because with multi-billon dollar construction costs escalating, I'd think that they'd all have keen interest, but they don't. At least not in public meetings. Yet attend another meeting and they have no problem speaking for an hour (just board members, not including metro or the public) about making transit free. It all goes back to them wanting to have LA transit be the cheapest and most equitable, but little to no effort or concern about it being the best. I have never heard any current board member state that they want LA to have great transit. How sad is that? |
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Post by numble on Feb 1, 2022 0:48:41 GMT -8
December 2021 status report for Regional Connector. 89.6%, +0.7%. Contractor’s current schedule shows a September/October completion and service starting in February 2023. But it also says the contractor is trying to mitigate delays. “ Dates reflect unmitigated delays due to COVID-19. Mitigations in development by RCC.”
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Post by metrocenter on Feb 22, 2022 16:13:49 GMT -8
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Post by numble on Feb 22, 2022 21:29:18 GMT -8
I posted in the Crenshaw thread, but reposting here. Metro staff said at the Construction Committee meeting last week that they think both Crenshaw and Regional Connector will be finished by May: |
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