The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (Metro) contractor Walsh/Shea Corridor Constructors (WSCC) will implement nine nights of lane closures on the I-405 freeway beginning Tuesday, May 30, as construction of the light-rail bridge for the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project continues moving forward. The lane closures are needed for the safe [continue reading]
Cell phone signal in Red/Purple Line update: Verizon Wireless has extended their service to cover the entire Purple Line to Wilshire/Western station as of last month. This brings us to three carriers now with active cell service on the entire Purple Line: Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile. And work continues to get [continue reading]
Sure, maybe the Mexico vs. Croatia match tomorrow at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is technically just a “friendly,” but that’s no excuse to be any less passionate about your [continue reading]
Memorial Day Weekend is around the corner, and for those avoiding the stress of traffic and travel here’s a quick reminder that Metro will operate on Sunday/Holiday schedule on Monday, May 29. Bus [continue reading]
And that’s a wrap! A big thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Expo Line to Santa Monica with us. We hope you were able to pick up some fun items, and we hope you continue to have safe and smooth rides. The winning [continue reading]
Back by popular demand! Metro will be stocking TAP vending machines at select stations this Friday with the limited edition Pride TAP cards, so you can Ride with Pride during [continue reading]
There’s plenty of buzz surrounding the Regional Connector tunnel boring machine and its 1.1-mile trip under downtown Los Angeles, including this in-depth look by the L.A. Times. Right next to [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors approved a motion today by a 12 to 0 vote that calls for Metro to fund local road improvements to address traffic congestion caused by the 4.5-mile gap in the 710 freeway between Alhambra and Pasadena. Many Board Members said they hoped to do something immediate [continue reading]
The issue for Metro is that the White House budget proposal released earlier this week does not include federal funding for section three of the Purple Line Extension subway between Century City and Westwood. Metro needs a federal grant to pair with local funds to build that third section. The [continue reading]
[scribd id=349260354 key=key-Xnb5Imv2TBEUcshNnHBa mode=scroll] (pdf here for download and printing) The complete recap is here. And here are some of the more interesting items that the Board tackled at its Thursday meeting: •On a 12 to 0 vote, the Board approved A motion to select the ‘Transportation System Management/Transportation Demand [continue reading]
