Agency: San Bernardino County Transportation Authority & Omnitrans Public Transit Agency
Soteria’s Role: System Safety and Security Certification
Completion Date: Scheduled for 2026
Project Overview
The Southeast Gateway Line (SGL) project is a new light rail transit line that will connect southeast LA County to Downtown Los Angeles. With nine new stations, the 14.5-mile segment will transform the way people move across the Gateway Cities and Southeast Los Angeles, connecting Artesia, Cerritos, Bellflower, Paramount, Downey, South Gate, Cudahy, Bell, Huntington Park, Vernon, unincorporated Florence-Firestone, and Downtown LA.
Metro Board approved the 14.8-mile Slauson/A Line to Pioneer route, with the maintenance storage facility located in the City of Bellflower, as the Locally Preferred(LPA) for the project’s initial operating segment between Artesia and south of Downtown Los Angeles. The final Environmental Impact Statement/Report (EIS/R) is being prepared for the LPA with the Record of Decision (ROD) anticipated to be issued by the Federal Transit Administration in May 2024.
Soteria’s Contribution
Soteria will coordinate with the Fire/Life Safety and Security (FLSS) Committee for review of design work in-progress including the review of any proposed exceptions to criteria. Soteria will identify fire/life safety and security issues impacting the design early in the design process so that cost-effective alternative solutions can be developed during the design phase of the Project.
Sotera will prepare an FLSS Emergency Plan report documenting the safety components for first responders that clarifies the location of the access, egress, water availability, and traction power shut down, and includes drawings and supporting meeting minutes.
