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Foothill Extension Gold Line calls for bids from firms to construct 11.5-mile rail line

Posted by Steve Hymon on August 31, 2010 12:09 pm

A rendering of the Foothill Extension's Monrovia station.Plans to extend the Gold Line from its current northern terminus at Sierra Madre Villa in Pasadena to the Azusa/Glendora border took a ...

Metro To Release Draft Environmental Documents on Westside Subway Extension, Regional Connector Sept. 3

Posted by Dave Sotero on August 30, 2010 10:18 am

It’s official.  The draft environmental documents for the Westside Subway Extension and Regional Connector Projects — two major Measure R projects — will officially be available ...

Upgrade to the Freeway Service Patrol Big Rig Row Truck program on its way

Posted by Fred Camino on August 27, 2010 3:15 pm

UPDATED 9/01/10On September 1st Metro’s Freeway Service Patrol (MFSP) Big Rig Truck program will move from a pilot program into a full-fledged operation on the 710 Freeway and new service will ...

Intermodal station at Crenshaw/LAX Line station near airport receives $1.45-million federal grant

Posted by Steve Hymon on August 25, 2010 2:40 pm

Click above for a larger image.Some good news for the future Crenshaw/LAX Line, one of the new light rail lines that Metro is currently planning: The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a ...

Orange Line Extension community meeting planned Sept. 2

Posted by Dave Sotero on August 25, 2010 1:17 pm

Construction crews install DWP utility vault on Lassen Street as part of Metro Orange Line Extension construction project.It’s been a while (June 2009 in fact) since Metro broke ground on the ...

More than 1,000 vans now in Metro’s vanpool program

Posted by Steve Hymon on August 25, 2010 11:20 am

For obvious reasons, most of the attention given to Metro is for the agency’s work in the realm of mass transit and road improvements. But the agency also helps organize a vanpool program that ...

Eastside Transit Corridor meetings next week

Posted by Steve Hymon on August 25, 2010 10:30 am

Click above for a larger image.Two public meetings have been scheduled on the Eastside Transit Corridor project, which could extend the Gold Line from its current terminus in East Los Angeles to ...

Everyone’s talking TAP!

Posted by Steve Hymon on August 24, 2010 4:40 pm

The Daily News on Sunday ran a story about the gates recently installed at some Metro rail stations and TAP cards and now several media outlets are showing some interest.The gist of the Daily ...

Strike by engineers could impact I-405 Sepulveda Pass improvements project

Posted by Steve Hymon on August 24, 2010 9:00 am

The key word in the headline is ‘could.’ Here’s the news, from Metro CEO Art Leahy’s daily email to staff:Our contractor for the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project, ...

Pressing forward on the 30/10 Initiative

Posted by Steve Hymon on August 23, 2010 2:58 pm

L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Sen. Barbara Boxer at their discussion on the 30/10 Initiative earlier today at City Hall. To the left of the mayor are Metro CEO Art Leahy and L.A. County ...