This page is being updated as Metro responds to the ongoing health crisis. Sign up for updates from Metro on COVID-19 Metro COVID-19 FAQ UPDATE, April 6, 2020: Metro recommends that all transit riders wear face coverings and/or masks on our buses and trains. Please note that face coverings and masks [continue reading]
Metro today reports that one of its tunneling machines has officially reached the Wilshire/Fairfax subway station near the La Brea Tar Pits in the Miracle Mile. It is the second [continue reading]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending that all people should wear non-medical face coverings or masks in public as a way to possibly slow [continue reading]
A huge thank you to Metro’s frontline staff that continue to keep our buses and trains rolling during the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest numbers from the L.A. County Department of [continue reading]
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, and in the interest of public safety and transparency, Metro today is posting a list of confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Metro employees, contractors and vendors. The list will be located on this page on the metro.net website and will be updated every [continue reading]
The latest numbers from the L.A. County Department of Public Health posted Thursday afternoon are below: @lapublichealth Announces 13 New Deaths Related to #COVID19 – 534 New Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County. 4045 total cases and 78 total deaths. Viewhttps://t.co/CUuWUIGeme for more. #SocialDistancing pic.twitter.com/3c1HK8UpBn — LA Public [continue reading]
Metro is pleased by the Beverly Hills City Council’s decision on Tuesday to support its closure request of Wilshire Boulevard to help speed up construction of the Wilshire/Rodeo Station for the Purple Line Extension of the subway. The closure will allow Metro’s contractors to complete decking for the Wilshire/Rodeo station [continue reading]
The latest numbers from the L.A. County Department of Public Health posted Wednesday afternoon: @lapublichealth Announces 11 New Deaths Related to 2019 #COVID19 & 513 New Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in LA County. 3518 total cases and 65 total deaths. View https://t.co/KQ5KOqff1n for more. #StayingHome #SocialDistancing pic.twitter.com/b6bNTJdGmp — LA Public [continue reading]
While many public meetings are being transitioned to online or telephone formats, Metro has decided to cancel the April Service Council meetings out of consideration for this period of adjustment to the current public health crisis, and to allow Metro to focus on the public’s safety and well being while [continue reading]
Metro videographers Joe Lemon and Adrian Hernandez spent some time last week on the streets trying to chronicle the extraordinary events of the past month and the impact that the COVID-19 crisis is having on our region. We also wanted to show our region — and the world — the [continue reading]
As part of its efforts to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus and comply with the L.A. County Department of Public Health’s and the city of Los Angeles’ “Safer at Home” emergency order limiting the public to essential travel only, Metro will increase its focus on ensuring the [continue reading]
