LOS ANGELES – Mayor Karen Bass today announced that the global infrastructure firm AECOM has been selected to expand its scope to support a number of long-term components of the City’s recovery effort in the Pacific Palisades, which is on track to be the fastest in modern California history.
“An unprecedented natural disaster requires an unprecedented, all-hands-on-deck response – all levels of government, philanthropy, the private sector and educational institutions coming together to support the community and rebuild as quickly and safely as possible,” said Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. “AECOM’s expertise in long-term infrastructure planning and design will only further expedite our work to get families home.”
As L.A. moves beyond the initial emergency response to the wildfires and firmly into the rebuilding phase, experts from AECOM will help develop and support:
A comprehensive rebuilding master plan that is informed by the community.
An infrastructure reconstruction plan for the phased deployment of all utilities above and below ground, in tandem with widespread commercial and residential construction.
A logistics plan for materials management in coordination with local builders and suppliers.
A master traffic plan to manage an increased number of builders, trucks, construction materials, and other activity as more and more property owners begin the rebuilding process.
AECOM will work alongside City officials and Hagerty Consulting, which has been focused on debris removal and immediate disaster recovery support in the wake of the wildfires, to execute a community-driven rebuilding plan that is the least disruptive to residents and business owners with the widespread, ongoing construction of homes, buildings and public infrastructure in the Pacific Palisades.