LA Metro Releases Final EIS/EIR for Southeast Gateway Line
LOS ANGELES – The LA Metro, along with the FTA, released a final EIS and EIR for the Southeast Gateway Line, formerly known as the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor.
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LA Metro Finishes 5 Years of Tunneling for D Line Subway Extension Project
LOS ANGELES – LA Metro has finished five years of tunneling. The Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) added nine additional miles to the D Line.
LA Metro Launches Website For Women in Construction
LOS ANGELES – “Women Breaking Ground”, a website dedicated to giving women information about joining an apprenticeship readiness training program and other resources.
PHOTOS: LAX/Metro Transit Center Station Construction
LOS ANGELES – Today, The LA Metro released new photos of construction at its Transit Connector station located near Aviation Boulevard and 96th Street.
KPA Constructors Awarded $3.7M Contract to Install Communication on LA Metro Project
LOS ANGELES – Through the CDABP, KPA Constructors was awarded a multi-million dollar contract to install radio communication system.
LA Metro Sets Opening Date for Regional Connector
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) on May 22 announced that the $1.8 billion Regional Connector transit project, which will take riders from Azusa to Long Beach and from East L.A. to Santa Monica on one train, will officially open to the public on June 16.
LA Metro’s Foothill Gold Line Project Marks Milestone
All reconstruction work requiring long-term street closures is now finished for the 21 at-grade crossings along Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (LA Metro) Foothill Gold Line light rail project. This is
LA Metro Selects Anser Advisory to Oversee STC Development
LA Metro, in its Oct. 27, 2022, Board of Directors meeting, “unanimously approved” the selection of Anser Advisory to provide program management and pre-development agreement oversight services for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor (STC) project, the nation’s “largest alternative delivery transit project.”
AMM JV Selected for East San Fernando Valley LRT Project
Joint venture partners Arcadis and Mott MacDonald (AMM JV) on Jan. 17 reported that they will serve as Construction Management Support Services consultant for the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project at LA Metro (Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority).
LA Metro to Host Open Houses for Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced that it will hold three community open houses this month for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project, a massive project to construct a heavy rail line or monorail between the San Fernando Valley and the West Los Angeles area south of the Santa Monica mountains.
San Fernando commuters overwhelmingly want a tunnel, not a monorail
You do not have to dig too deep to find commuters in and around the San Fernando Valley who prefer tunneling over a system that runs on the surface.
High-Speed Rail Board and LA Metro agree on funding to improve Los Angeles Union Station
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) Board of Directors today approved a multi-million dollar project management and funding agreement between Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (LA Metro) and the Authority to modernize the historic LA Union Station through the Link Union Station (Link US) project.
February editorial: LA Metro money request not a shoe-in
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BNSF back in action on Calif. line following light-rail work
After a year’s absence, freight trains are back on the track in the Los Angeles County region.
Bells & Whistles—Park board says no to Met Council
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It might take 20 years, but LA Metro board approves ‘first-of-its-kind’ light-rail project
Lower income families in southeast Los Angeles County will one day be able to enjoy a light-rail line that will run from Artesia to downtown Los Angeles.
LA Metro wishes to have $16.5 billion of California state surplus
The state of California has a pot of money for infrastructure projects, and LA Metro has its hand in it.
Final environmental impact report for project to add Metrolink service to Antelope Valley Line now available
The final report on the environmental impact of the project to add Metrolink service to the Antelope Valley Line is now available. Below is the press release from LA Metro on the report.
Board approves massive light-rail project that will serve southeast L.A., low-income minorities
The Eco-Rapid Transit Board of Directors unanimously approved Alternative 1 of the 19.4-mile light-rail line that will connect Artesia to downtown Los Angeles.
Light-rail project that represents a ‘turning point’ begins in L.A.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has begun construction on the $898.6 million Airport Metro Connector Project that will directly connect the county’s transit system to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), providing a reliable, fast and convenient connection for passengers and airport-area employees.