Expo Line train testing moves east this week
Here’s the latest from the Expo Line Construction Authority:
Quad gate simulation testing concludes on Eastside Gold Line
Here’s the item from Metro CEO Art Leahy’s daily email to staff: We successfully concluded the traffic simulation being conducted at three East Los Angeles intersections located along the Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension. The six days of testing began on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. The traffic simulation modified the [continue reading]
Committee recommends 7.7-mile bus lane for Wilshire Boulevard
A 7.7-mile Wilshire Boulevard peak hour bus plane project was endorsed on Wednesday afternoon by the Metro Board of Directors’ planning committee by a vote of 5 to 0. It is the same route recommended by Metro staff. The route — shown above — includes a 2.3-mile segment west of [continue reading]
Public hearing kicks off environmental planning process for downtown streetcar project
In the lobby of the historic Los Angeles Theater, nearly 100 Angelenos participated in a workshop last night to learn about the proposed downtown L.A. streetcar project. Those who attended were also given the opportunity to make official public comments as part of the “scoping” process, during which planners will [continue reading]
Wilshire bus lane project returns to Board of Directors
The Wilshire bus lanes project has been in the planning stages for quite some time and still needs the final approval of Metro’s Board of Directors, the L.A. City Council and the Board of Supervisors before construction can begin. The Metro Board is scheduled to consider the bus lanes [continue reading]
Big Blue Bus shakes up routes to improve service, Metro connections
The Santa Monica City Council last week signed off on a slew of bus service changes to improve the efficiency of the city’s municipal bus operations and improve connections with Metro Rail. Travelers to and from the Westside will benefit from increased service, larger buses and a Metro Rail connection [continue reading]
Reminder: Streetcar planning meeting today in downtown L.A.
A scoping meeting to discuss returning streetcar service to downtown Los Angeles will be held from 4 to 7: 30 p.m. today at the Los Angeles Theatre in downtown at 615 South Broadway. The big point of the meeting is to discuss and suggest possible routes for the project, which [continue reading]
More details on the full 405 freeway closure in July to tear down part of Mulholland Drive Bridge
With the news that the 405 freeway in the Sepulveda Pass will be entirely closed the weekend of July 16-17 to tear down the southside of the Mulholland Bridge, the Metro team working on the project sent over more details about the bridge: The Mulholland Drive Bridge will be the [continue reading]
405 freeway over Sepulveda Pass to be fully closed weekend of July 15-18
The closure will be cover the entire 405 freeway in both directions over the Sepulvea Pass from late Friday evening, July 15, until early Monday, July 18. In other words, there will be no access on the 405 between the San Fernando Valley and the Westside. The freeway is being [continue reading]
Expo Line testing continues
The Expo Line will be testing trains, traffic signals and train control systems this week between Vermont Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard from about 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. For the complete testing notice each weekday, click here [pdf].