January 28, 2019
The Honorable Dianne Feinstein
331 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Honorable Feinstein:
January 28, 2019
The Honorable Kamala Harris
112 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Honorable Harris:
January 28, 2019
The Honorable Nanette Barragán
1030 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Honorable Barragán:
January 28, 2019
Mark Ridley-Thomas, Supervisor 2nd District
Los Angeles County
866 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 W. Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Dear Supervisor Ridley-Thomas
January 28, 2019
Phillip A. Washington, Chief Executive Officer
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO)
One Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Dear Phillip Washington:
RE: Rosecrans Avenue Bridge Reconstruction
Background
The City of Compton owner and responsible maintenance entity for the Rosecrans Avenue Bridge (100 – 600 East Rosecrans Avenue, Compton, CA 90221), located in a mixed-use commercial and residential area.
- Constructed in 1992 — 900 feet long and 56 feet wide,
- Annual Maintenance Cost — $20,000.00 ($250,000.00 is in deferred maintenance)
- Average daily traffic is greater than 40,000 light to medium sized vehicles,
- Larger trucks and buses use alternate routes due to the bridge’s demanding incline.
This bridge spans over the Alameda Corridor Railroad project, a twenty-four (24) feet sub-terrain trench below grade level, thereby making the Rosecrans Avenue Bridge arc-styled construction functionally unnecessary, and adversely effecting business activity in this area.
Project Value
A proposed replacement to the existing bridge with an at-grade structure will improve vehicular and pedestrian access at the Rosecrans Avenue and Alameda Street Intersection. The at-grade bridge replacement will improve the local economic conditions of Rosecrans Avenue businesses, and improve pedestrian safety. METRO Bus routes (60 and 125) will have the opportunity to run with greater efficiency with access to an at-grade crossing from the current diversion to alternate streets in order to avoid the steep incline of the bridge.
Proposed Scope of Work
The proposed project scope of work is for the removal of the existing Rosecrans Avenue Bridge and construction of an at-grade replacement bridge spanning over the Alameda Corridor trench. The pricing assessment for this project comprises the following estimates:
| Preliminary Engineering (15%) | $4.800,000 | |
| Roadway Reconstruction | $6,000,000 | |
| Bridge Demolition | $3,800,000 | |
| Bridge Construction | $5,700,000 | |
| Traffic Signals, Lighting | $2,000,000 | |
| Traffic Control | $800,000 | |
| At-grade Railroad Signals | $1,950,000 | |
| Total Construction | $20,250,000 | |
| Contingency (25%) | $5,062,500 | |
| Construction Management | $3,330,000 | |
| Project Total | $33,442,500 | |
In summary, the current Rosecrans Avenue Bridge negatively effects the economy and pedestrian safety for the City of Compton. An at-grade crossing will produce significant improvements with commerce and quality of life activities for the impacted area.
Thank you for your consideration in support of this valued infrastructure-upgrading project. Please direct questions to the City of Compton Public Works Director, Wendell Johnson, (310) 605-5505, or by email WJohnson@comptoncity.org.
Sincerely,
Aja Brown
Mayor