Los Angeles Union Station Roadway Repairs Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025081348
Public Agency
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(LSCMTA)
Document Title
Los Angeles Union Station Roadway Repairs Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/29/2025
Document Description
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is proposing the Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) Roadway Repairs Project (Project). An abandoned underground utility tunnel at Union Station’s Southeast Access Road is structurally compromised and has partially collapsed, causing a sinkhole in the road approximately six feet long by six feet wide by twelve inches deep. The affected area includes sections of the tunnel, roadway, and related infrastructure. seeks to abate and remove 12 linear feet (LF) of the asbestos containing storm drain, The Project would demolish the manhole shaft, structurally reinforce and waterproof the lid of the tunnel, install a new sub in place of the manhole shaft, and perform roadway repairs.
Contact Information
Name
Tom Kefalas
Agency Name
Los Angeles Couty Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Job Title
Executive Officer of Environmental Services
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide
Other Location Info
Los Angeles Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St., Los Angeles CA 90012
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1, Section 15301 (b, c, d)
Reasons for Exemption
The Project proposes to address structural and environmental hazards associated with an existing abandoned underground utility tunnel and associated existing infrastructure. Because the Project involves the repair, removal, and minor alteration of existing public infrastructure with no expansion of use, it qualifies for a Class 1 categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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