The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and the Los Angeles Fire Department have declared Patsaouras Transit Plaza at Union Station to be free of any health threats, including the Ebola virus. The Transit Plaza will reopen shortly to regular Metro bus service and bus service by other providers.
Metro buses and the FlyAway Bus are boarding at Cesar Chavez and Vignes Avenue until further notice. Please follow service alerts on the metro.net homepage and our Twitter feed for updates. Here is information provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department: At 1417 hours today, a male approached MTA [continue reading]
Final Update 4:00 p.m.: Repairs to the overhead power supply system at Southwest Museum Station have been completed. Metro Gold Line is resuming normal operations with residual delays to some trips through 4:30 p.m. The Gold Line is currently experiencing major delays between Pasadena and Union Station due to an [continue reading]
Update: The work planned for this Saturday, September 20 will also take place this Sunday, September 21. As on Saturday, Expo Line trains will run every 20-30 minutes until close of service, with trains sharing the Downtown Los Angeles-bound track at Jefferson/USC, Expo Park/USC, and Expo/Vermont Stations. Specific departure times [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metro: Walsh/Shea Corridor Contractors (WSCC) today postponed one of three street closures scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 12-13 on Crenshaw Boulevard for the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project. Traffic reconfiguration on the future underground Crenshaw/Vernon station between Stocker Street and Vernon Avenue has been postponed until further notice. Two other [continue reading]
UPDATE- 8:27 a.m: The Metro Green Line is resuming normal operations with residual delays through 9:30 a.m. Metro thanks you for your continued patience and understanding. If you were delayed this morning’s incident and need delay verification for your school or employer, please contact customer relations at 213.922.6235 or fax [continue reading]
Heads up, Metro Green Line riders: Redondo Beach Station will be closed for signals system improvements starting 9 p.m. Friday, September 12, until close of service Sunday, September 14. During this time, free shuttle buses will replace rail service between Douglas and Redondo Beach Station. Metro Green Line westbound rail service will [continue reading]
Above is the good word from the Expo Line Construction Authority, the agency building the six-mile project that will extend tracks from Culver City to downtown Santa Monica with seven new stations. The project is funded mostly by Measure R, the half-cent sales tax increase approved by Los Angeles County [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metrolink: LOS ANGELES – As part of its annual service, Metrolink will operate late night trains back to L.A. Union Station on both Saturday and Sunday nights from the Los Angeles County Fair (LACF), the largest county fair in the country. The service will begin [continue reading]
It’s just a one-block closure, but please take note if you’re planning on traveling around the Little Tokyo and Civic Center area on Saturday or live/work in the area. The Regional Connector is a 1.9-mile underground light rail line that will connect the Gold Line to the Blue and Expo [continue reading]
