The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has approved Metro’s request for entry into the Project Development Phase of the Capital Investment Grants Program for the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor Project. “I am pleased and thankful to the Biden Administration for advancing Metro’s West Santa Ana Branch project in the [continue reading]
Metro is proud to be partnering with the SEED School of Los Angeles County to help train the next generation of infrastructure workers and to build a great school at the intersection of Vermont Avenue and Manchester Boulevard in South Los Angeles. Learn more about the school at this fun event on [continue reading]
Metro continues making progress with its study to extend the Metro L Line (Gold) from its current end point in East Los Angeles to Whittier. A new round of four [continue reading]
Heads up: a hiring event is this Saturday at L.A. Trade Technical College — and we’re offering a $3,000 bonus for new operators. Metro offers competitive hourly rates starting at $19.12 with benefits that include health insurance, tuition reimbursements, paid training, retirement plan options and flexible working hours. The event [continue reading]
pdf download and links to staff reports here The Metro Board of Directors has its regular monthly meeting at 10 a.m. tomorrow — Thursday, Feb. 24. As has been the case since March 2020, the meeting will be virtual due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. You can watch or listen [continue reading]
Metro and Caltrans invite the community to participate in the I-710 South Corridor Task Force (710 Task Force) meeting on Thursday, February 17 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The fifth Task Force meeting will be open to the public and provide an opportunity for public comment throughout the agenda. [continue reading]
This month is a hodgepodge of regional projects and programs, so take a look at the agenda items listed for each Council, call into those meetings that pique your interest, and ask questions. All Service Councils get a monthly roundup of regional items of interest as well. February meetings kick [continue reading]
Metro is seeking a diverse and committed group of community members to participate in the I-710 South Corridor Community Leadership Committee (CLC) from March to December 2022 for approximately 4 to 6 hours per month. Applications for the CLC are now open for those who live or work within [continue reading]
Next Friday, February 11, is the deadline to provide input on scoping for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor project. Scoping is the first phase of the environmental study that is evaluating rail alternatives linking the San Fernando Valley and Westside providing a fast, reliable alternative to slogging through traffic. Six alternatives [continue reading]
Some good and welcome news from Section 2 of the Purple (D Line) Extension project: both tunnel boring machines (or TBMs) have now excavated tunnels between Century City and the [continue reading]
