LA Metro Blue Line to close for two weekends due to construction work
Written by jrood
Los Angeles Metro Blue Line passengers will experience travel delays of up to 40 minutes for two weekends beginning September 24, due to construction of the Expo light rail line, which will connect with the Metro Blue Line in downtown Los Angeles.
Metro will provide bus shuttle
service between the Washington Station and the 7th St./Metro Center
Station. Work began at 9 p.m. on Sept. 24 and continued until Monday early
morning, September 27. The same plan also is scheduled for the weekend of
October 1, and continuing until the early hours of Monday, October 4.
The Metro Blue stations
affected will be San Pedro, Grand Avenue, Pico/Chick Hearn and 7th/Metro
Center. Rail service from Washington Station to Long Beach Transit Mall will
not be affected. There also will be Metro personnel at Washington and 7th/Metro
Center stations to help direct patrons.
The Expo Line is a new 8.5-mile
light rail line under construction from downtown Los Angeles to Culver City. It
will share tracks and two stations with the Metro Blue Line along the Flower
Street portion of the alignment.
