Watch: LA Metro opens first segment of K Line

The first segment of LA Metro’s K Line opened on Friday.

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The first segment of the LA Metro K Line opened on Friday, Oct. 7.

LA Metro reports that there has been talk about improving or restoring rail transit to the Crenshaw Corridor since the late 1940s. The K Line is finally happening because L.A. County voters approved a half-cent sales tax (Measure R) in 2008 to fund many projects, including the K Line.

The K Line will speed up transit, add capacity to the system, and is a key first step toward a rail corridor that will one day stretch from Torrance to LAX to the Crenshaw Corridor to West Hollywood and Hollywood.

Check out this video on the LA Metro K Line:

For more information on the K Line, please check the LA Metro website.

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