The doors on your train this afternoon are not broken! Here’s the alert from Metro’s Twitter feed:
Due to
#FlexAlert, Metro Rail doors to be placed on passenger release mode to help keep A/C inside. Use door adjacent button to open.
The ongoing heat wave has raised concerns that the power grid will crash due to over-use.
With two earthquakes in the Los Angeles region in the past 12 hours — both reported as 4.5-magnitude by the U.S. Geological Survey — Metro is reporting no damage to its rail system.
As per procedure, trains slowed down immediately after the quake to ensure the system had not suffered damage.
There are two disabled trains on the tracks between the 23rd Street and Expo Park stations, meaning the tracks are blocked.
As a result, trains are operating between 7th/Metro Center and 23rd Street station with another set of trains running between Vermont station and Culver City station. A bus bridge has been set up between 23rd Street station and Vermont to transport patrons around the blocked tracks.
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An overhead wire issue between the Wardlow and Willow stations this afternoon is likely to cause 25 minute delays through the afternoon rush hour. Trains are single-tracking around the area where repairs are underway.
This is a separate issue from the one that caused delays this morning.
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Just a reminder: if you were late to work or school because of the power outage on the Blue Line this morning between the Anaheim and Del Amo stations, you can contact Metro customer relations to receive a verification of the delay by calling 213.922.6235 or faxing 213.922.6988.
UPDATE, 10:25 A.M. Repairs are complete and normal service has resumed. If you were delayed by the Blue Line this morning and need verification for work or school, please call Metro Customer Relations at 213.922.6235 / Fax 213.922.6988.
Good morning, Blue Line riders. It looks like some delays will continue through this morning while repairs are made to a damaged pole and overhead wire between the Willow station and the Blue Line maintenance yard.
Trains are running every 10 minutes between 7th/Metro and Willowbrook and every 20 minutes between Willowbrook and Long Beach while single-tracking between Wardlow and Artesia.
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Here’s the news release from Metrolink:
LOS ANGELES - Metrolink will suspend service on Wednesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day, with the exception of two round-trip trains on the Antelope Valley Line.
The special Metrolink service will run from Lancaster to L.A. Union Station and back.
Traditionally, holiday ridership in the Antelope Valley region has been significant as individuals utilize the service to visit attractions in downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood on July 4.
Regular service will resume system-wide on Thursday, July 5.
For details on Metrolink’s July Fourth holiday schedule and other initiatives, please visit www.metrolinktrains.com.
ABOUT METROLINK (www.metrolinktrains.com)
Metrolink is Southern California’s regional commuter rail service in its 19th year of operation. The Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA), a joint powers authority made up of an 11-member board representing the transportation commissions of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties, governs the service. Metrolink operates over seven routes through a six-county, 512 route-mile network. Metrolink is the third largest commuter rail agency in the United States based on directional route miles and the seventh largest based on annual ridership.
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The demolition and reconstruction of the northbound entrance to the 405 freeway from westbound Wilshire Boulevard and the northbound exit from the 405 to westbound Wilshire begins tonight. My sympathies to those who will be sitting in excess traffic.
The above is a map showing alternative access to the 405 freeway. There will obviously be traffic issues in the area — there’s no way to close a Wilshire-405 ramp without causing traffic.
Here are a few other resources that may be helpful:
•Carpool and ridesharing info for those who want to help reduce the number of cars in the area — or at least share the misery with someone else.
•Here’s a link with more information for area employers who want to arrange transit for workers.
•Here is a six-page fact sheet on the Wilshire ramp reconstruction that helps explain why the ramps are being rebuilt and how everyone should benefit.
•And here is yesterday’s post with a video explaining the project as well as the construction notice about the work beginning this weekend.
The demolition of the first two Wilshire-405 ramps begins this weekend. There’s no way of sugar-coating it: there will be significant traffic impacts.
That said, the status quo in the area has been pretty much horrible for as long as I can recall — way too many cars competing for space while trying to enter and exit the freeway. The reconstruction of the ramps should greatly improve the way that traffic flows in the area, but there’s no getting around the pain that ramp reconstruction will inevitably cause.
The above video explains the basics and here is the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements project website page that has more info.
And below is the latest construction notice for the week beginning tonight.
The contractor will begin demolition and reconstruction of the westbound/northbound Wilshire on and off-ramps starting at 10:00 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2012. The WB Wilshire on-ramp to NB 405 and NB 405 off-ramp to WB Wilshire will remain closed for 90 days, starting at 9pm on Friday, June 22. Restriping and lane reconfiguration will take place on Thursday, June 21, from 10pm to 6am. Demolition activities are scheduled for three nights, June 22-June 24. June 22 and June 23 street closures will be in place from 9pm to 10am; Sunday, June 24 closures will take place from 8pm to 6am.
What: Demolition and reconstruction of the WB/NB Wilshire on and off-ramps
When: Reconfiguration starting Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 9:00 pm; Ramps close for
90 days on Friday, June 22 at 9pm
Where: WB Wilshire on-ramp to NB 405; NB 405 off-ramp to WB Wilshire
What to Expect:
Here’s the good word from the ExpressLanes project (pdf here):
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