Frequent train testing in Santa Monica scheduled for this weekend
Trains will be running more frequently in Santa Monica than they have been. Please see the notice below:
Video: Expo test train in downtown SaMo!
For those who like moving pictures, a lil’ something from yesterday’s clearance test of the second phase of the Expo Line in downtown Santa Monica. We’re pretty sure it was the [continue reading]
Expo Line clearance test train reaches Downtown Santa Monica!
A clearance test of an Expo Line test train reached Downtown Santa Monica Station on Wednesday afternoon, making it the first time that a passenger train has gone that far [continue reading]
Two-week closure of 14th Street/Colorado in SaMo begins tonight for Expo rail installation
Here is the construction notice from the Expo Line Construction Authority, the agency building the Measure R-funded extension between downtown Santa Monica and Culver City:
Go Metro Weekends, July 11 − 13
Friday Join Dance Downtown from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. this Friday and be the star of your very own Bollywood routine! Enjoy a short dance lesson followed by spirited dancing and live DJing throughout the night. The evening is free and no experience is required. (Metro Red/Purple Line to [continue reading]
More pics of recent work on the Expo Line Phase 2
Retired Metro scheduler Alan Weeks was gracious enough to send along the above photos that he has taken recently of construction along the six-mile alignment of the second phase of the Expo Line between Culver City and downtown Santa Monica. The project is funded by Measure R and at this [continue reading]
Lincoln Boulevard open again to traffic in Santa Monica after Expo tracks installed
The photos were taken last week of the ongoing work to build tracks for the Expo Line across Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica. I’m sure bus riders and motorists in the area have been keenly aware of the work over the last week and the accompanying related detours, which ended [continue reading]
Construction notice: week-long closure of intersection of Lincoln & Colorado in Santa Monica begins Monday for Expo Line track work
The good news is that construction of the second phase of the Expo Line continues to chug along at a speedy pace. The not-quite-as-good-news: the busy intersection of Lincoln Boulevard and Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica needs to be closed for a week to accommodate construction of the tracks along [continue reading]
Construction notice: 17th Street to be closed at Colorado for Expo Line work
The above is from the Expo Line Construction Authority, the agency building the second phase of the light rail line between Culver City and downtown Santa Monica. There is more information about the project and photos on the Authority’s Facebook page.
Construction notice: weeklong 11th Street closure at Expo Line crossing begins Monday
If you live in the area in Santa Monica, please read this closely — this is a weeklong closure. Yes, it may be a pain in the rear quarters for some folks, but it’s also a sign that construction of the second phase of the Expo Line between Culver City [continue reading]