For those keeping score at home, construction on the Regional Connector Transit Project is about a third of the way complete. The next major phase of construction starts September 8 [continue reading]
Metro is inviting students from kindergarten through 12th grade to participate in an art and naming contest for the two Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) that will dig the twin subway tunnels to connect three underground stations of Section 1 of the Purple Line Extension. The contest is divided into two [continue reading]
Denver’s unmanned aerial vehicle program has launched. What does this mean for the industry? In July 2016, Metro received an Unsolicited Proposal to use unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) for a variety of tasks. While this proposal may hold exciting prospects for LA Metro as our vast rail network grows and [continue reading]
(pdf here) UPDATE: The public comment period has been extended until 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 30. And a public meeting has been added: Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 Time: 5 [continue reading]
Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board Chair Eric Garcetti today toured the new Little Tokyo/Arts District Station that is under construction as part of the Regional Connector project. A tunnel [continue reading]
Crenshaw Yoga and Dance is located along the future Crenshaw/LAX Line. The studio is owned and operated by KarLee Young and was the first yoga studio in the Crenshaw [continue reading]
Metro and the city of Los Angeles plan to launch Metro’s innovative bike sharing system in Venice on Thursday, September 7, bringing the distinctive, easy-to-ride bikes to one of the [continue reading]
1. The project aims to improve traffic flow and decrease traffic congestion on the I-710 freeway between downtown Long Beach and the junction with the SR-60 freeway. This section [continue reading]
Some happy news for a Friday: work removing the wood framing on the bridge that will carry the Crenshaw/LAX Line over the 405 freeway has been completed one day earlier [continue reading]
The tunnel boring machine cutterhead and shield are now fully retrieved from below Flower Street in downtown Los Angeles’s Financial District. After completing the first of two tunnels for the [continue reading]
