Here’s the press release from Metro: The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project contractor is scheduled to conduct roadway reconstruction work of approximately one-half mile of Sepulveda Boulevard in West Los Angeles between Montana Avenue and Church Lane between March 14 and April 28, 2014. The contractor will perform a full-depth [continue reading]
Here’s the construction notice from the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the agency building the 11.5-mile addition to the Gold Line between eastern Pasadena and the Azusa/Glendora border: WHO: Residents / Commuters / Business Owners in the City of Azusa. WHAT: Crews will set the bridge deck beams for [continue reading]
Click on any photo to see larger. My colleague Dave Sotero and I had a chance today to visit the exploratory shaft being dug as part of the Purple Line Extension subway project. If you’ve been to LACMA recently, you may have noticed the big wall covered with Metro posters [continue reading]
The above graphic is certainly worth a look. It shows the amount of federal New Starts money received by Metro on an annual basis since 1993. New Starts is a federal program that helps local transit agencies pay for big, expensive projects and most of the money shown above went [continue reading]
A few items of interest tackled by the Metro Board at today’s monthly meeting: •The Board approved Item 16 to provide $1.3 million for improvements to the Branford Street railroad crossing of Metrolink tracks in Los Angeles in the northeast San Fernando Valley. Improvements include pedestrian gates, roadway widening and [continue reading]
[scribd id=209671085 key=key-w0nlvyj77v3jkzaqwdg mode=scroll] Interesting motion above that was approved today by the Metro Board. My read on the motion: it’s three members of the Metro Board — Eric Garcetti, Michael D. Antonovich and Diane DuBois — asking Metro to step up its game when it comes to developing public-private [continue reading]
Metro received its new Mobile Command Center this morning, raising the bar when it comes to preparedness for big events and/or emergencies. The command center may look like a giant black mobile home from the outside, but on the inside it has everything necessary to help keep communications, security, bus [continue reading]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z11G7P_kTpc&feature=youtu.be] And here’s the video from yesterday’s media event on the Orange Line to promote new efforts to thwart fare evasion along the busway. Here’s the news release.
The City of Santa Clarita held a ribbon cutting earlier this morning for the newly completed Sand Canyon Road/SR-14 Beautification Project. The project included improvements to 3.4 acres with environmentally-friendly landscaping and a water efficient irrigation system. Officials said that beautification of freeway entry points helps maintain property values and supports the city’s [continue reading]
Crenshaw/LAX Open House Invitation
