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Posted by Steve Hymon on February 1, 2012 3:10 pm
- Here’s the update from the High Desert Corridor project team:
Metro is hosting the last of four public meetings on the High Desert Corridor tonight at the Stater Bros. Mavericks Stadium in ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on January 31, 2012 2:32 pm
- Here’s the construction notice from the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements project:
405 Construction Notice
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Posted by Steve Hymon on January 30, 2012 1:33 pm
- The view looking north toward Chatsworth station from the new bridge that will carry the Orange Line Extension over the Metrolink and Amtrak tracks.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa talks with ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on January 27, 2012 12:50 pm
- Supervisor and Metro Board Member Mark Ridley-Thomas cuts the ribbon at Compton's new transit center on Friday. Photo by Juan Ocampo/Metro.
The new Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center will ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on January 27, 2012 12:39 pm
- The High Desert Corridor project — which is considering a new freeway connecting Highway 14 in Los Angeles County to Highway 18 in San Bernardino County — is in the midst of holding ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on January 26, 2012 12:48 pm
- At today’s Metro Board meeting, agency CEO Art Leahy announced that pre-revenue testing for the Expo Line will begin this coming Monday.
The testing is intended to simulate actual service with ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on January 26, 2012 12:09 pm
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The Metro Board of Directors today unanimously approved a plan to help increase the number of workers from disadvantaged areas to be hired to work on the agency’s transit and road projects. ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on January 25, 2012 11:47 am
- The Metro Board of Directors meets tomorrow at 9 a.m. at Metro headquarters adjacent to Los Angeles Union Station.
The big item on the agenda – posted below – is consideration of a Project Labor ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on January 25, 2012 9:37 am
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This excellent segment titled “Train Wars” on the proposed high-speed rail project in California was produced by filmmakers Roger Rudick and Luke ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on January 23, 2012 9:12 am
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The above is the latest construction update on the Gold Line Foothill Extension project, which will extend the Gold Line for 11.5 miles from Pasadena to the ...
Volume 1 - Issue 3 (Summer 2010) Go to Works Online
- Metro Highway Projects
- Included in the Measure R funding for transportation improvements planned during the next 30 years are an ambitious series of highway projects totaling an investment of more than $7.8 billion. An Overview of Measure R Projects
Measure R - In the Works
- Measure R is funding new transportation projects and programs and accelerating those already in the pipeline. Voters approved the measure in 2008 and it took effect July 2009. Over 30 years, it is projected to generate $40 billion for ...
- Work Begins on a New El Monte Station
- Groundbreaking was held recently to start construction of a new $45 million public bus terminal at Santa Anita Avenue and Ramona Boulevard. The project doubles the capacity of the original El Monte Station that opened in 1973.
- Acceleration of Measure R Highway Projects
- The 30/10 Initiative was recently introduced to accelerate Measure R transit projects in LA County. At the same time, the Metro Board of Directors adopted a policy to combine long-term countywide sales tax revenue from Measure R with alternative project ...
