UPDATE, 3:42 P.M.: Earlier problems detailed below appear to have been resolved. Thank you for your patience and sorry for any inconvenience! Due to an internet issue at Metro headquarters, credit cards are not currently working at ticket machines at Metro Rail stations and other locations where the ticket machines [continue reading]
Patsaouras Transit Plaza will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians from 9 p.m. Friday, April 11, through 4 a.m. Monday, April 14, for landscaping renovations. Work being done will address water damage to the plaza and structures underneath and replace waterproofing, landscaping, electrical and irrigation systems. No vehicles or pedestrians will [continue reading]
[scribd id=213772431 key=key-12t31wpgksthl0g9x3sa mode=scroll] We wish we could say you read that wrong, Blue Line customers… Unfortunately, due to essential track maintenance, Blue Line will run every 40 minutes between 7th Street/Metro Center and Willowbrook Station tonight after 8 p.m. Trains will serve the remainder of the Blue Line, between [continue reading]
Here is the press release from Metro: The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project contractor plans to fully close the southbound I-405 between Santa Monica Boulevard and National Boulevard in West Los Angeles on the following dates and times to facilitate the installation of a full-span freeway overhead sign and to [continue reading]
The 4.4-magnitude earthquake’s struck at 6:25 a.m. and had an epicenter near Westwood, according to the above preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Metro officials say that no damage has been reported to the system. All Metro Rail lines are resuming normal rush hour operations with some slight residual [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]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting Los Angeles this week and authorities have warned his motorcade may cause traffic flare-ups on the Westside over the next three days. Unfortunately, Metro buses are not exempt from the rolling closures that could slow traffic, or close streets entirely, as the Prime Minister [continue reading]
The next wave of rain and wind is expected to hit Los Angeles County about 3 p.m. about 2 p.m. (it’s coming down hard now at Union Station!) and possibly continue through the afternoon rush hour. The rain and wind overnight and this morning caused some problems, including: •There was a [continue reading]
From the Will Rogers beach webcam. Some service updates as of 8 a.m. •ORANGE LINE: There are some 20-minute delays along the Orange Line due a downed tree near Laurel Canyon Boulevard. Buses detouring via Burbank Boulevard between Whitsett and Laurel Canyon. Tree crews are on the scene. Please expect delays [continue reading]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3t52Ielj48] Above is the good word from the National Weather Service on the second storm that is supposed to blow through our area beginning tonight and into tomorrow. A few things to keep in mind: •It’s not exactly a secret some L.A. drivers pilot their cars like total idiots in [continue reading]
