Business Interruption Fund spotlight: Unismog
Unismog is located along the southern section of the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project in Inglewood. It is owned and operated by Don Sharma and has been in business since April [continue reading]
“Harriet” and “Ruth” will dig tunnels for Purple Line Extension between Beverly Hills and Century City; artwork for TBMs unveiled
Metro joined elected officials and community members today in Century City for a ceremonial naming and unveiling of its second set of tunnel boring machines that will dig twin subway [continue reading]
Scoping meetings begin this week for Eastside Gold Line Extension environmental study
Work on the environmental studies for extensions of the Eastside Gold Line is resuming. The project — with $6 billion in funding from Measures R, M and other sources — [continue reading]
Purple Line Extension Section 1 tunnel boring machine breaks through to Wilshire/Western
Marking a new construction milestone for the Metro Purple Line Extension project, the first Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) has officially broken through to connect with the Wilshire/Western subway station in [continue reading]
Metro CEO Phil Washington announces key hires and appointments
Over the last half year, several high-ranking Metro employees have left the agency for prominent jobs at other agencies. Most recently, Metro Chief of Security Alex Wiggins resigned to accept the position of CEO of the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, and Chief Civil Rights Program Officer Dan Levy announced [continue reading]
Public scoping meetings for the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Project to be held in June
Attend a scoping meeting to get the latest updates and provide feedback on the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Project that will extend the Gold Line from East L.A. to [continue reading]
Fossil from giant bison species found during Purple Line Extension construction
Some more fossil-related news from the team building the Purple Line Extension: A piece of a horn that is believed to be from an extinct species known as a long-horned [continue reading]
New video: the women working construction jobs on Metro projects
The need to build infrastructure and improve what we already have begs a couple of questions: how do we get more folks to work in the transportation industry? And how [continue reading]
Link Union Station to hold Open House on Thursday to discuss changes in project
The Link Union Station (also known as Link US) is holding an Open House at Union Station this Thursday to discuss proposed changes made to the project as part of its Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR). The Open House will be held 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Union Station [continue reading]
Metro continues to support small businesses during transit rail construction
Metro recently released the 2019 Small Business Report highlighting the accomplishments of two innovative pilot small business programs, the Business Interruption Fund (BIF) and the Crenshaw/LAX Pilot Business Solution Center [continue reading]