Panorama photos of new El Monte Station
An opening date for the newly rebuilt El Monte Station will be announced soon. Until then, here are a pair of nice panorama photo of the new facility:
Carmageddon’s billboard campaign
Just in case anyone has forgotten. Oh yeah: you’ll be seeing a lot more of these thanks to a digital billboard campaign by Clear Channel to make sure everyone knows about Carmageddon II. If you missed the announcement last week, the news release is after the jump.
Pics from the Sunset Boulevard bridge full re-opening
Here is the video and a few pics from this morning, when the newly reconstructed Sunset Boulevard Bridge over the 405 freeway fully reopened:
Metrolink adding service between L.A. and Chatsworth during 405 closure
Here's the news release from Metrolink, the commuter rail agency partially funded by Metro: Los Angeles – Metrolink is adding seven round-trips on its Ventura County line, between Los Angeles and Chatsworth, to provide Southern Californians with more public transportation options during the second closure of Interstate 405. This service [continue reading]
Metro, Kiewit complete major reconstruction work on Sunset bridge, reopen all lanes to Westside motorists
This is a nice kickoff to Carmageddon week. Here’s the news release from Metro: Los Angeles, Calif. – Marking the first bridge delivery milestone for the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and its contractor, Kiewit Infrastructure West, have officially completed major reconstruction [continue reading]
New and improved Sunset Boulevard Bridge over 405 fully reopens Monday morning!
After two-plus years of work, reconstruction of the Sunset Boulevard bridge over the 405 freeway has been completed and all traffic lanes will reopen on Monday morning. The new bridge is 30 feet wider with two new lanes and improved on- and off-ramps. The work is part of the I-405 [continue reading]
What are you doing during Carmageddon II?
Tell Zev what you’re doing for Carmageddon II during his live internet chat tomorrow at noon … right here at metro.net. Or send in your great ideas and questions in advance to livechat@metro.net L.A. County Supervisor and Metro Board Member Zev Yaroslavsky will be here to talk to you about the 405 Sepulveda Pass closure [continue reading]
Input wanted: Metro to Hold Community Meetings in October to Update the Public on the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Study
Public is invited to learn about the project, the evaluation process, and the options being studied including different routes and transportation modes. Comments and input are welcome. Here’s the news release from Metro: Metro and the City of Los Angeles, in coordination with the City of San Fernando, will hold four [continue reading]
ExpressLanes to open on 110 freeway on Nov. 10
Here’s the news release from Metro: Metro ExpressLanes, an innovative project to reduce traffic congestion, will debut Los Angeles County’s first HOT (High Occupancy Toll) lanes on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 12:01 a.m., opening 11 miles of carpool lanes on the 110 Harbor Freeway to solo drivers who pay an [continue reading]
El Monte Station nearing completion
The new two-level El Monte station is set to open in October. Here are three photos taken earlier this week of work on the project: Posted with Blogsy