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Posted by Steve Hymon on June 18, 2013 11:39 pm
- Patrons at the Union Station Red/Purple Line station last week. Photo by Steve Hymon/Metro.
On Wednesday, the gates will be latched at all times at the two entrances of the Red/Purple Line subway at ...
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Posted by Anna Chen on June 17, 2013 3:29 pm
- Here’s the skinny on what’s going on this week on the I-405:
The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements project contractor is scheduled to implement full directional freeway closures on the ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on June 14, 2013 5:24 pm
- Metro project acceleration plan
The Metro Board of Directors this month will consider a project acceleration plan that, on average, would lop an average of 10 years off the time it takes to build ...
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Posted by Anna Chen on June 13, 2013 5:30 pm
- More work being done on the I-405 this weekend.
Here’s the press release from Metro:
The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements project contractor is anticipated to fully close a section of ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on June 13, 2013 11:02 am
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This is the latest “under construction” map produced by Metro’s Creative Services staff. As you can see, there are five rail projects shown that ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on June 10, 2013 5:20 pm
- Crenshaw/LAX Line contract report
Above is the Metro staff report to the agency’s Board of Directors recommending that Walsh/Shea be contracted to build the Crenshaw/LAX Line light rail ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on June 10, 2013 9:13 am
- Here’s the reminder from Metro staff working on the Regional Connector project:
The 2/Hope Committee has been postponed to July.
The following meetings remain scheduled for ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on June 10, 2013 8:19 am
- A model of the new operations campus in Monrovia. Image: Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority.
Below is the news release issued Friday by the Foothill Extension Construction Authority, ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on June 7, 2013 6:03 pm
- Click above to see larger. Note: the Metro Board decided in May to build the Leimert Park and Hindry stations.
Metro today provided the agency’s staff recommendation for a contractor to build ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on June 7, 2013 10:33 am
- The news release from Metro is below. To learn more about the project, please visit the project home page, which has plenty of information about the hybrid alternative chosen. And don’t fret if ...
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 ...
