Metro Board adopts Arbor/Vitae as Locally Preferred Alternative for Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Maintenance Facility Site
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors (Metro) today adopted the Arbor Vitae/Bellanca location in Los Angeles as the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) maintenance facility site for the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor.
The Arbor/Vitae/Bellanca is a 17.6-acre site located in the City of Los Angeles and is bounded by Arbor Vitae Street to the north, Neutrogena Corporation to the west and the Harbor Subdivision railroad right-of-way to the east.
The development of a new maintenance facility is necessary since it will be used to store, maintain, repair, and clean light rail vehicles.
The maintenance facility site will serve the Metro Green Line, Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor, South Bay Metro Green Line Extension and the Metro Green Line to LAX projects.
The LPA maintenance site will be incorporated into the Final Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact Report, which is tentatively scheduled for final approval by the Board in July 2011.
The Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor is an 8.5-mile light rail line that will extend from the intersection of Exposition and Crenshaw Boulevards to the Metro Green Line. The project will serve the cities of Los Angeles, Inglewood, Hawthorne, and El Segundo and portions of the unincorporated Los Angeles County and is funded by Measure R.
