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City authorizes commitment to front‑fund Glendale‑Hyperion bridge retrofit under Caltrans offer
Summary
The committee approved staff recommendations to accept a Caltrans funding offer that covers most construction costs for the Glendale‑Hyperion Viaduct seismic retrofit and multimodal improvements, while requiring the city to front‑fund construction and accept annual reimbursement limits.
The Board of Public Works committee on July 1 authorized the Bureau of Engineering to accept a Caltrans funding package and to proceed with agreements and front‑funding commitments for the Glendale‑Hyperion Bridge seismic retrofit and mobility upgrade project.
The Bureau of Engineering reported that the low construction bid received July 24, 2024 was approximately $208.8 million and that, after adding a 10% construction contingency and 10% construction engineering allowance, the total construction budget is roughly $250.6 million. "The Glendale Hyperion Bridge is an iconic landmark in the city of Los Angeles... The bridge is nearly a 100 years old and is well beyond its service life. It is seismically vulnerable and is founded by several active fault lines," Bureau of Engineering senior civil engineer Andres Foer said during the presentation.
Caltrans has offered $221.8 million in Federal Highway Bridge Program funds and $11 million in state Proposition 1B funds, leaving the city's local-match burden at approximately $17.7 million under the current funding offer. The Caltrans offer, the bureau said, is subject to three major caveats: the project budget is capped (no…
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