Low Build	Freeway
Cost	$135 million Elimination of housing rental and maintenance costs since Caltrans owned properties could be returned to private ownership	$1.4 billion for construction Costs for maintaining and rehabilitating historic homes Costs for maintaining and renting homes
Time	Begin today; complete in 5 years	2020, date shown as needed in SCAG 1998 Regional Transportation Plan
Existing Funding	$56.3 million federal appropriation now in place	No State funding Federal funding is blocked by Congress ROD requires State to assure funding
Social Costs	Some road and intersection widening Minimal impacts to sidewalks and buildings	Remove approx. 1,000 homes, many providing affordable housing Displace 4,000 residents Remove 6,000 mature trees Divide neighborhoods Permanent noise impacts Air quality impacts Ongoing landlord-tenant conflicts
Engineering Feasibility	Feasible	Questionable whether houses can be replaced on top of cut and cover tunnels Deep hillside cuts (120 to 160 feet deep) Excessive dirt removal Potential sinkage from ground water Seismic issues Excessive construction period ROD requires further engineering feasibility studies
Environmental Issues	Most projects qualify for categorical exemption and negative declarations. EIR/EIS, if done, would be focused or project specific Not opposed by Federal agencies	Existing EIR/EIS needs to be redone ROD requires supplemental EIR/EIS Historic (Section 4(f)) impacts must be resolved Clean Air Act impacts must be resolved EPA, ACHP opposition must be addressed
Results	100,000 local traffic trips served Improved surface street operation Immediate congestion relief	100,000 local traffic trips served 100,000 induced regional trips to freeway Freeway would be congested at opening Detracts from Blue Line use