Expo Line train testing update
Here’s the latest from the Expo Line Construction Authority, the agency building the line from downtown L.A. to Culver City:
Portion of Northbound I-405 planned for closure night of Sept. 24
Project contractors are planning to close a portion of the northbound I-405 over the Sepulveda Pass starting Saturday night, Sept. 24, for one night to take down some freeway signs and other equipment that are currently in the way of the new traffic lane now being constructed. Temporary signs indicating [continue reading]
Other actions taken today by Metro’s Board of Directors
A few other nuggets from today’s Board meeting: •(Item 32) The Board delayed a vote on a proposal to rename six train and bus stations. •(Item 54) The Board, after considerable public testimony, voted to hold off canceling bus service on Line 442 pending a three-month review of what could [continue reading]
Metro Board approves final environmental document for Crenshaw/LAX Line
The Metro Board of Directors on Thursday unanimously approved the final environmental impact statement/report for the long sought Crenshaw/LAX Line, a 8.5-mile light rail project that will run along Crenshaw Boulevard, Florence Avenue and Aviation Boulevard between the Green Line and Expo Line, passing through Inglewood along the way. The [continue reading]
Metro Board meeting underway
The monthly meeting of the Metro Board of Directors just began a few minutes ago. The Board’s first action: they approved a one-month postponement of Item 9, a $37.3-million contract to a firm to do the environmental studies for the 710 gap project. Metro CEO Art Leahy said several issues [continue reading]
Metro responds to latest allegation by Beverly Hills Unified School District
The Beverly Hills Unified School District on Wednesday issued a news release headlined “Beverly Hills Unified School District demands Metro come clean with facts on Westside Subway Extension.” In particular, the School District alleges that Metro subway planners decided last week to drop a potential station at Santa Monica Boulevard [continue reading]
Board of Directors meet Thursday at 9 a.m.
As usual, the meeting is in the Metro headquarters adjacent to Los Angeles Union Station. The public is welcome to attend. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Here’s the agenda. The big item tomorrow is the Board’s consideration of the Crenshaw/LAX Line’s final environmental document. The Board [continue reading]
Update on transpo spending in federal budget bill
Here’s the update provided yesterday by Metro’s government relations team. Keep in mind this concerns next year’s federal budget — not to be confused with the multi-year transportation spending bill that is currently being written/debated/slapped together by Congress. One FYI: the New Starts program helps fund large transit projects around [continue reading]
Metro to update community on Eastside Transit Corridor phase 2 — first meeting is tonight
The first of the two meetings on extending the Eastside Gold Line further east is tonight at 6 p.m. at the Montebello Senior Center at City Park, 115 South Taylor Avenue. The Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 is a Measure R-funded project. The draft environmental study is expected to be [continue reading]
Crane moves across 210 freeway as Gold Line Foothill Extension bridge construction ramps up
Cool sequence of photos taken early Tuesday morning on the 210 freeway as part of the construction of the “Iconic Bridge” for the Gold Line Foothill Extension, a key Measure R project. Here’s the update on the work from Foothill Extension Construction Authority CEO Habib Balian: Early this morning, work [continue reading]