UPDATE- 6:45 a.m: Blue Line service in the Long Beach Loop is resuming normal service with residual delays of up to 15 minutes. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Blue Line service in the Long Beach Loop is disrupted due to a overturned car blocking the tracks at Broadway [continue reading]
Due to construction work at Union Station’s Patsaouras Transit Plaza, the boarding location for the Dodger Stadium Express is shifting temporarily from Bay 3 to the front of the Metro headquarters building on the north side of the plaza — as shown on the above map. The new boarding location takes [continue reading]
Good morning, readers and listeners! Above please find our first Metro podcast. The subject: filming at Los Angeles Union Station over the decades, a subject that Kim tackled earlier this week as part of her ongoing series of posts on Union Station’s 75th anniversary. We’re new to the podcast thing and it’s [continue reading]
Metrolink is inviting rail commuters to take part in a web-based survey and provide input on the future of Metrolink and regional rail service. The survey is short and only takes a few minutes. Your feedback will help as Metrolink works to develop a Strategic Plan that will be implemented over the next [continue reading]
We posted last year about a Measure R project to add tolled HOV lanes to 13.5 miles of the 5 freeway in the Santa Clarita Valley between the 14 freeway and Parker Road. Vehicles with one or two occupants would pay a toll while vehicles with three or more occupants could use [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Metro recommends $927-million contract for downtown rail project (L.A. Times) A good look at the staff recommendation for a design-build contractor — Skanska USA and [continue reading]
Here is the statement from Metro: Metro today announced that release of the draft environmental impact report/environmental impact statement (EIR/EIS) for the State Route 710 North Study will be delayed. Metro is working with Caltrans on a revised schedule and will make an announcement as soon as it is confirmed. [continue reading]
A few months ago, Metro announced a $1.2 billion overhaul taking place on the Metro Blue Line. Some of the updates have already been completed, and many others–including major track improvement work–are now getting underway. Metro will make every effort to minimize disruptions to service while work is being done, but as you may have [continue reading]
This is the fifth of a series of posts on the history of Union Station that we are running this month. The station celebrates its 75th anniversary on May 3. With its dramatic angles and dark corners, Union Station is a black-and-white noir fantasy. Yet like a character actor who is aging [continue reading]
Metro staff recommends a $927.2-million design/build contract with Regional Connector Constructors (a Joint Venture between Skanska USA Civil West California District, Inc., and Traylor Bros. Inc.) to build the Regional Connector project. The staff report is above. The 1.9-mile underground rail line, forecast to be complete in 2020, will connect the Gold [continue reading]
