Doran Street Grade Separation Project
City of Glendale City Council Meeting
Tuesday, April 28th, 2026
1Item 10.b
Project Overview
Rail Corridor Fast Facts:
1. 90 Trains daily
2. 7 ½ Hours of gate
downtime weekly
3. Commuter rail service
anticipated to increase
50% by 2035
4. 14 Recorded incidents at
Doran crossing
5. CPUC has mandated
improvements to the
Doran crossing
2 Project Details
A. New bridge structure over
the Verdugo Wash
B. Roadway extension
C. New traffic signal
D. Retaining wall
E. Drainage improvements
F. Signing & Striping
G. Street lighting
H. Landscaping
San Fernando Road Grade Separation
3 Outreach – Public Meetings
• Metro Community Meeting Series conducted
– February 6, 2014
– December 9, 2014
– March 26, 2016
– December 2016
– October 4, 2017
• Each round of community meetings included; one meeting during business hours (afternoon) and the other in the evening. • Format: open house and formal presentation followed by a Q&A session
• Meeting materials posted online and distributed via eblast. • Participants provided feedback via aerial roll plot maps (on sticky notes) and comment cards
4 Outreach – Key Stakeholders
§ Pelanconi Estates HOA
§ Atwater Village Neighborhood Council
§ Atwater Village Chamber of Commerce
§ Glendale Chamber of Commerce
5 § LA River Cooperation Committee
§ LA County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC)
§ Walk Bike Glendale
§ SGV Habitat for Humanity
Key Businesses – Briefings, presentations, door to door canvassing, and individual meetings
§ Golden Road Brewing
5410 W San Fernando Rd
§ South Coast Recycling
5487 W San Fernando Rd
§ United Auto
5475 W San Fernando Rd
§ TransGas Propane
5440 W San Fernando Rd
§ Ferry Brothers Trust
5222 Exchange St
§ CONWIN, INC. Mike Wing
4510 Sperry St
Key Stakeholder Organizations – Briefings, Presentations, and Individual Meetings Traffic Study
6 § Extensive Traffic Study Completed in
January 2015
§ Evaluated four alternatives, including
no build
§ Analyzed 38 intersections, 27 within
City of Glendale
§ Addendum Completed September 2017
§ The primary difference was due to the
updated SCAG regional travel forecast
model.
§ Final Findings: would not add
substantial traffic to Fairmont corridor
and the intersections will operate at
acceptable Levels of Service.
City of Glendale Dedications & Easements
7 24” RCP
Storm Drain Easement
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Street, & Ramp DedicationStreet, & Ramp Dedication
Caltrans R/W within Caltrans R/W within
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Doran StreetDoran Street
Fairmont AvenueFairmont Avenue
W San Fernando RoadW San Fernando Road
SR-134SR-134
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SECTION A-A
City of Glendale, City of Glendale,
USACE, LACFCDUSACE, LACFCD
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Street EasementStreet Easement
► Memorandums of Understanding (MOU)
§ Between City of Glendale & City of Los
Angeles
► Freeway Maintenance Agreement
§ Between Caltrans and City of Glendale
§ Covers the entire City of Glendale
Operation & Maintenance Agreements
8 Doran Street Grade Separation Project
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