Work Begins Sunday, June 28, 2009:
Metro Blue Line Night Service To Be Impacted as Construction Crews Make Expo Line Connection
Metro Blue Line passenger service on Sunday through Thursday nights after 8 p.m. will be impacted for four months starting June 28 as construction crews integrate the Metro Blue Line in downtown Los Angeles with the new Expo light rail line that is being constructed.
Train service that normally runs every 20 minutes instead will run every 30 minutes from 8 p.m. to the close of service because Metro must single-track trains.
This is the first phase of an 18-month project that will significantly impact Metro Blue Line operations. During the first phase of the project, construction crews will be working between the Washington Station and 7th & Metro in downtown Los Angeles between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights. Weekend service will not be affected.
Metro customers are advised to allow extra time for their trips and check schedules on the television monitors in the train stations or check Metro.net or call Metro Customer Relations at (213) 922-6235 for more information.
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.
Additional phases of construction will follow over the next 18 months. The work is being managed and performed by the Expo Line’s design-build contractor FCI/Flour/Parsons (a joint venture). For Expo construction information please call (213) 243-5609.