Green Line stations reopen Sunday
Great news for Green Line riders: work on connecting the Crenshaw/LAX Line and the Green Line tracks will be completed nearly one week earlier than scheduled. As a result, the [continue reading]
Green Line connection to Crenshaw/LAX Line making progress
Into the second week of the closure of five Green Line stations, crewmembers building the rail connection between the Crenshaw/LAX Line and Green Line are making good progress. Existing Green [continue reading]
71-day closure of five Green Line stations begins this Friday to connect Crenshaw/LAX Line and Green Line
On Friday evening at 9 p.m. Metro will begin work on connecting the Crenshaw/LAX Line and the Green Line tracks. The work will require a 71-day closure of five Green Line [continue reading]
Metro Board to tackle policing contract, Union Station run-through tracks, all-door boarding and more at Thursday’s meeting
The Metro Board of Directors meets Thursday morning in what should be a doozy of a meeting with lots of interestingness on the menu. The agenda is above (pdf here) and includes links to staff reports. The meeting will be webcast as soon as it begins (scheduled for 9 a.m.). [continue reading]
Work on junction of Blue and Expo lines completed; regular service restored
Work was completed Sunday on rebuilding a key part of the junction of the Blue and Expo lines at Washington and Flower in downtown Los Angeles. Regular service on both lines between downtown L.A. and Long Beach and Culver City, respectively, has resumed. In the bottom photo, a worker on [continue reading]
Photos from Saturday night construction work on the Blue Line-Expo Line junction
Here are a pair of photos of work on the Blue Line-Expo Line junction on Saturday night. In the first photo, crews cutting a section of the rail to realign and in the second photo crews are working to secure newly aligned rails with heat activated epoxy. Work is going well [continue reading]
Photos of track work underway this weekend at junction of Blue and Expo lines
The photos above, taken early Saturday afternoon, show the replaced diamond frog at the junction of the Blue Line and Expo Line tracks at Washington and Flower in downtown L.A. Metro officials said Saturday that work is proceeding according to schedule. The work is the reason that the Blue Line [continue reading]
Work crews to perform track work at rail junction at Washington/Flower in downtown L.A. this weekend
Work crews on Friday night are set to begin making repairs to the rail junction at Washington and Flower in downtown Los Angeles. The work will require all trains to be replaced with shuttle buses for Expo Line and Blue Line riders traveling between 7th/Metro Center, Pico, 23rd Street and [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, Dec. 19 — NYC subway fare increase, Big Blue Bus getting TAP
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. TAP coming to the Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica Lookout) Very good news obviously [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, Nov. 29
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Blue, Expo Line delays reflect ongoing problems at rail junction (L.A. Times) Tuesday night’s [continue reading]