Work continues to proceed well on the “Iconic Bridge” for the Gold Line Foothill Extension that will bring the Gold Line from Pasadena to the Azusa/Glendora border. The photo above shows one of the supports for the bridge that will carry the tracks from the middle of the 210 freeway [continue reading]
Work is proceeding on the “Iconic Bridge” that will carry the Gold Line tracks over the eastbound lanes of the 210 freeway in Arcadia. The latest, shown above: crews are installing the first of 18 “small diameter cast-in-drill-hole piles” that will be the foundation for the abutment on the freeway’s [continue reading]
The Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority has posted new interactive maps, showing San Gabriel Valley destinations in relation to future stations along the line from Pasadena to the Azusa/Glendora border. I’ve posted a couple of the maps above. The Irwindale map is interesting in what it doesn’t show — [continue reading]
Below is the news release from the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the independent agency building the Measure R-funded project, including the bridge that will carry the tracks from the 210 freeway median across the eastbound lanes toward the downtown Arcadia station: MONROVIA – The I-210 Gold Line Bridge, [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-9jhf55Wuw&feature=player_embedded#![/youtube] Very interesting video released yesterday by the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority on new development along the downtown L.A.-to-Pasadena Gold Line, which has attracted its share of new residential development — particularly in South Pasadena and Pasadena. As the video shows, cities along the 13-mile route of the [continue reading]
Below is the news release from the Authority, which is building the 11.5-mile extension of the Gold Line from Pasadena to the Azusa/Glendora border. The case involves the Authority’s attempts to acquire the land needed for a rail car maintenance facility in Monrovia. MONROVIA – Today, the Metro Gold Line [continue reading]
Here’s the email that went out this morning from Foothill Extension Construction Authority CEO Habib Balian on the bridge over the eastbound 210 freeway in Arcadia: Early this morning, Skanska completed the last of three deep (110 foot deep, 11 foot diameter) foundations for the I-210 Bridge – a significant [continue reading]
Wow – some good news out of Washington D.C. for the Foothill Extension project, which will extend the current Gold Line from Pasadena for 11.5 miles to the Azusa/Glendora border. It’s great news because transit planners are always fretting — rightfully — on how to solve the “first mile-last mile” [continue reading]
The notice to motorists is below and here’s yesterday’s post about work on the bridge over the eastbound 210.
[youtube width=”600″ height=”335″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEdzIl0kric[/youtube] This video from the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority offers up an introduction to grade crossing design. Why are grade crossings so important? Because they represent the most vulnerable part of any rail line. The Foothill Extension will make use of state-of-the-art grade crossings to ensure [continue reading]
