City Council

(7) 26-0674\nCD 15 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the California\nDepartment of Transportation’s (Caltrans) maintenance of the freeway\ninfrastructure and public safety support.\nRecommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (McOsker –\nYaroslavsky):\n1. DIRECT the Los Angeles Fire Department, Emergency\nManagement Department, and Department of Transportation,\nand any other departments, in coordination with Caltrans, to\nreport on:\na. The responsibility, if any, of Caltrans to install and\nmaintain fire detection, warning, and emergency\nnotification systems in freeway infrastructure, including\ntunnels, underpasses, and similar spaces.\nb. Existing gaps in Caltrans' early warning, monitoring, or\ncommunication systems in these areas.\nc. Frequency of Caltrans' monitoring of public access points\nand maintenance of these spaces.\nd. Opportunities for Caltrans to deploy real-time alerting,\naccess control, or hazard detection systems in confined\nfreeway-adjacent spaces.\n2. REQUEST Caltrans report on its current protocols for\nidentifying, monitoring, and mitigating fire risk in enclosed or\nsemi-enclosed areas within the freeway system.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor\nthe Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this\nreport.