Starting at about 8 a.m. this morning, Saturday, 2/4, there will be another emergency drill along the new Metro Expo light rail line — this one inside the tunnel/trench between Jefferson Boulevard/Flower Street and Exposition Boulevard, just east of Trousdale Parkway near the Expo Park/USC Station. This drill will simulate a fire in the line’s tunnel/ trench area.

Again, this is one of several drills that need to be conducted in preparation for the opening of the new Expo light-rail line. Metro conducts emergency drills on new and existing rail lines throughout the year in an effort to better coordinate response times and communications with Metro Rail staff and emergency responders.