Business Interruption Fund spotlight: Miracle Mile Toy Hall
Photos by Metro Miracle Mile Toy Hall, formerly known as Miracle Mile Toys & Games, is co-owned by Christine C. Johnson and Carrie Harr and is located along the alignment [continue reading]
Fresh pics: Crews prep for concrete pour at future Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill Station
Work on the Regional Connector’s second tunnel is progressing at a blistering pace. In fact, the machine recently dug past the Metro Red Line tunnels and will soon reach Bunker [continue reading]
Preview of December Service Council meetings
Due to the holiday season, most of the Service Councils decided to go dark in December; however, the South Bay Service Council and the San Gabriel Service Council will meet. Both Councils will meet at their regular times, dates and locations. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend and [continue reading]
Metro considers proposal to rename Pico Station
Metro is considering a request to rename an existing light rail station on the system: •Changing the name of “Pico Station” on the Blue and Expo Lines in downtown L.A. to the “South Park/LA Live Station.” The station at Pico and Flower streets is in the South Park neighborhood in [continue reading]
Groundbreaking ceremony held for Gold Line extension to Claremont and Montclair
After many, many years of planning and advocacy, the Gold Line light rail extension to Claremont and Montclair held a ceremonial groundbreaking before a big crowd this morning at Citrus College in Glendora. The project will extend the Gold Line east from its current terminus in Azusa for 12.3 miles [continue reading]
71-day closure of five Green Line stations begins Jan. 26 to connect Crenshaw/LAX Line to Green Line
Metro will begin work on connecting the junction of the Crenshaw/LAX Line and Green Line starting Friday, Jan. 26, Metro CEO Phil Washington said Thursday. The work will require a 71-day closure of [continue reading]
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement released for Purple Line Extension’s second segment
The Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for section two of the Purple Line Extension has been released by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). This completes the additional environmental studies for the project required by court order. Design and pre-construction work has been taking place and will continue. The SEIS [continue reading]
Fresh pics: recent work on the Crenshaw/LAX Line
Above are some photos taken in the past few weeks of ongoing construction work on the Crenshaw/LAX Line. The project includes 8.5 miles of new track between the Expo Line [continue reading]
New video: take an aerial tour of the Gold Line extension to Claremont and Montclair
Nice new video from the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the agency planning and building the 12.3-mile project that will bring the Gold Line east to Glendora, San Dimas, [continue reading]
Actions taken today by the Metro Board of Directors
(Metro website and pdf for download) The final Metro Board of Directors’ meeting of the year has come and gone. Don’t fret: they’ll be back on Jan. 25, 2018! 🙂 The full meeting agenda is above along with links to staff reports on each item. Here’s the official recap. Among [continue reading]