Transportation News

Metro Board meeting roundup

Here are some other actions taken by the Metro Board of Directors at their meeting on Thursday: •(Item 5) The Board approved a motion by Councilman Jose Huizar seeking construction bids that would include building a second portal — at 2nd and Spring — to the 2nd/Broadway station for the [continue reading]

Metro Board meeting underway

The regular monthly meeting of the agency’s Board of Directors has been underway for about an hour now. Here’s the agenda. We’ll have coverage later of some of the actions taken by the Board, including their consideration of a Project Labor Agreement to increase hiring of economically disadvantaged workers.

Metro Blue Line Service Disrupted

Service Update as of 2:50 p.m.  Power has been restored.  Replacement bus service has been cancelled.  Normal train operation is resuming in both directions. Service Update as of 2:30 p.m. Service on the Metro Blue Line has been disrupted due to a traction power problem between Slauson and Firestone stations. [continue reading]