Division 20 Portal Widening Turnback

Agency: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA)

Soteria’s Role: Development and Implementation of Safety/Security Certification and Assurance Programs

Completion Date: Scheduled for 2024

The $500 million Division 20 project is for the upgrade of Metro’s Division 20 Rail Yard to provide better rail service on the Metro B Line (Red) and D Line (Purple). The Project will widen a rail tunnel south of the US-101 (Hollywood) Freeway, build a new turnback facility, and readjust rail storage tracks, allowing Metro to operate more trains on their expanding rail network and accommodate increased service levels on the Metro Red/Purple Lines.

Soteria Company is providing Safety and Security Systems Assurance and Verification for the Division 20 Portal Widening Turnback work, including: 

  • System Safety Program Plan (SSPP)
  • Accessibility Demonstration Plan
  • Safety Analysis
    • FMECA
    • IHA
    • OHA
    • FTA
    • PHA
    • SHA/SSHA
    • O&SHA
  • Fire/Life Safety Requirements
  • Catastrophic/Critical Items List (C/CIL)
  • Safety Test and Verification Plan
  • System Safety Test Reports
  • Design Conformance Checklist
  • Construction Conformance Checklists
  • Safety and Security Verification Compliance Plan
  • Development, Coordination, and Facilitation of Certification
  • Final Safety (Certification) Verification Report
  • Maintainability Program Plan
  • Preventive Maintenance Plan
  • Reliability for Communications, Traction Power Substation (TPSS), and Signals
    • Reliability Program Plan
    • Predicted Reliability Reports
    • Reliability Testing Procedures
    • Reliability Program Plan Assessment Reports
    • Reliability Program Final Documentation