Video: Metro Orange Line Extension Opening Day
Video by Vincent Ybarra. Here is the video of opening day events on the Metro Orange Line Extension. Online: All about the Orange Line Extension
Gallery: Metro Orange Line Extension on opening day
June 30, 2012: Scenes from opening day of the Metro Orange Line Extension to Chatsworth. Click on images below to view. Photos by Gary Leonard
Ready to Roll: Metro Orange Line Extension to Chatsworth
Video of today’s event in Chatsworth by Mario Noriega. Here’s the news release: June 29, 2012 CONTACT: Dave Sotero/Marc Littman– Media Relations 213.922.3007/213.922.2700 Measure R Project Success: Officials Celebrate Completion of Metro Orange Line Extension to Chatsworth Ahead of Schedule, Under Budget The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), [continue reading]
Metro Orange Line Extension testing continues
Metro Orange Line Extension testing is now in its third week. Buses continue to run intermittently on their very own dedicated right-of-way between Canoga Station and the Chatsworth Metrolink/Amtrak Station. Metro reminds motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists to watch out for buses as they pass intersections to ensure a safe operation. [continue reading]
Metro Orange Line Extension testing to begin Monday, April 23
In preparation for the grand opening of the Metro Orange Line Extension this June, Metro is preparing to start systems testing beginning Monday, April 23, for approximately three weeks. During this testing period, buses will intermittently run along the busway for testing purposes only. The testing will take place from [continue reading]
Metro Orange Line turns six tomorrow, progress made on Chatsworth extension
The Metro Orange Line is six years old tomorrow, Oct. 29. The anniversary coincides with ongoing construction of its four-mile extension to the Chatsworth Amtrak/Metrolink Station, another key Valley transportation hub. Metro’s construction team and design-builder are making good progress building the extension, which is scheduled to open in summer [continue reading]
Orange Line Bridges: Are they strong enough for light rail?
A couple of Source readers commented on our blog post last week about new busway bridges now being built on Metro’s Orange Line Extension Project. Readers wanted to know whether the new bridges over the L.A. River, the Santa Susana Wash and Lassen Street were being built strong enough to [continue reading]
Progress made on Metro Orange Line Extension Bridges
Construction workers place concrete for the bridge deck of the Orange Line Extension’s L.A. River Bridge. Photo credits: Perla Berry In the latest sign of construction progress for the Metro Orange Line Extension Project, work crews this week poured the deck for the busway’s bridge over the Los Angeles River [continue reading]
Orange Line Extension community meeting planned Sept. 2
It’s been a while (June 2009 in fact) since Metro broke ground on the Metro Orange Line Extension, the first official major project to leave the starting gate following voter-approval of Measure R in 2008. It’s now time to provide a progress report on construction, and from all indications, construction [continue reading]