Here’s the news release from the Gold Line Extension Construction Authority, the agency building the continuation of the Gold Line to Azusa: Construction Authority Announces Agreement With Property Owner
The Metro Regional Connector team held an open house last night in Little Tokyo to discuss the crucial Measure R project now that it has reached an important milestone: the release of its Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report (which you can find in its entirety here). As regular readers will recall, [continue reading]
Below is the news release from the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, which is building the 11.5-mile line from Pasadena to the Azusa/Glendora border. Freeway Closures Press Release (2) Here is the map of detours for the closures:
Having read a lot of the press and comment boards concerning the report by Beverly Hills’ consultants on tunneling safety for the Westside Subway Extension, I encourage those interested to actually read the report itself. Some of the discussion is technical in nature, but I think everyone should make their [continue reading]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was in Los Angeles on Tuesday and held a press availability at Union Station with local officials — including Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board Chair Antonio Villaraigosa — to discuss California’s high-speed rail project. “For me this is an easy one,” Villaraigosa said. “We [continue reading]
The city of Beverly Hills has released a report by their consultants Exponent on subway tunneling under the Beverly Hills High School campus for the Westside Subway Extension. The report will be discussed at a meeting of the Beverly Hills City Council this afternoon; the Council meeting can be viewed [continue reading]
Here’s the update from the High Desert Corridor project team: Metro is hosting the last of four public meetings on the High Desert Corridor tonight at the Stater Bros. Mavericks Stadium in Adelanto. Due to technical difficulties, last night’s meeting in Victorville was not available online. Attached is the PowerPoint [continue reading]
Here’s the construction notice from the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements project: 405 Construction Notice
UPDATE: Here is a video from the tour: Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board Chair Antonio Villaraigosa and Metro officials provided a media tour of the Orange Line Extension this morning. The news release below has many details on the four-mile line between the existing Canoga station and the Chatsworth [continue reading]
The new Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center will serve the Blue Line and numerous Metro bus lines. Here is the news release from the city of Compton: MEDIA ALERT City of Compton_ MLK Grand Opening
