Northern Segment “Harriet” has reached Martin Luther King Jr. Station Box Harriet, the tunnel boring machine (TBM), arrived at the Martin Luther King Jr. station site on Aug. 22. Since then, the Walsh/Shea Corridor Constructors (WSCC) crews has been busy disassembling Harriet and transporting the machine piece by piece to [continue reading]
I love my Kindle because it makes reading in transit very convenient, but downloading a new book just doesn’t compare to the feeling of picking up a real paper book — [continue reading]
Metro will be hosting two Business Interruption Fund (BIF) informational workshops in September. One will be held along the Purple Line Extension, Phase 1 and the other along the Crenshaw/LAX [continue reading]
Here are some new photos of the Regional Connector construction happening in Little Tokyo. Most of the construction activities this summer have been centered around preparing for the launch of the tunnel [continue reading]
“Come on everyone, the bus leaves in five minutes,” I said to a group of friends during a pre-party for FYF Fest, held last week at Expo Park. One friend’s response: “The bus? Is Uber running a big shuttle?” Needless to say, he didn’t follow me to the bus stop. [continue reading]
Reminder: buses and trains run on a Sunday/Holiday schedule on Monday. Reminder 2: have a great Labor Day weekend! If you can, step away from the internet slowly. Reminder 3: here’s how to get to the L.A. County Fair using transit. If you’re going, have a fried salad with dressing [continue reading]
September is the official Rail Safety Month and Metro’s transit safety team will be out and about the entire month handing out goodies and reminding riders to look, listen and stay alive [continue reading]
Final Update, 2:30 p.m.: Green Line Avalon Station is now open after a crime investigation. All trains are resuming normal service to the station. Update, 10:50 a.m.: No change to Green Line service at this time. Trains will continue to bypass Avalon Station as the investigation continues in a fatal stabbing last [continue reading]
Labor Day Weekend is near, so here’s a quick reminder that Metro will operate on Sunday/Holiday schedule on Monday, Sept. 5. Bus riders please note: lines that do not operate on Sundays will not run on Monday. Additionally, some Metro buses will experience detours due to the following Labor Day Weekend events: The L.A. CAN [continue reading]
The Metro Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) on Wednesday celebrated its 25th anniversary of helping stranded motorists with car trouble and helping ease traffic congestion. The FSP began as a test program in 1991 and has since helped more than seven million motorists — and remains a free service provided by [continue reading]
