Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2

The Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 project (project) is an approximately nine-mile extension of the Metro E Line farther east, connecting East Los Angeles to the City of Whittier. This extension will bring high-quality transit to the Gateway Cities, connecting riders to key destinations and communities in unincorporated Los Angeles County in East Los Angeles and West Whittier-Los Nietos and five cities, including Commerce, Montebello, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, and Whittier. Designed to enhance mobility and access in a high-demand corridor, the project will reduce traffic congestion, ease pressure on local roads, and provide residents with direct access to the expansive Metro regional network while serving expanding communities in southeast Los Angeles County. 

The Board-selected Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) is a 4.7-mile Initial Operating Segment that will extend the Metro E Line east from its current terminus at Atlantic Boulevard in East Los Angeles to the Greenwood Station in Montebello. Metro has a plan to further extend the Metro E Line from Montebello to its ultimate terminus at Lambert Station in Whittier, should funding become available in the future.  

Metro completed the project’s Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) in May 2024 in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), In May 2025, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) approved the project’s entry into a one-year Environmental Assessment (EA) process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the initial 4.7-mile E Line extension from East Los Angeles to Montebello.

The Environmental Assessment was released for public review in May 2026. Four public hearings were held in June 2026 to provide project updates and receive public comments on the EA. The public comment period concluded on June 26, 2026.

In July 2026, the Metro Board received and filed the EA and approved the 9-acre Maintenance and Storage Facility Site (MSF) site in Commerce.

The federal environmental review process remains ongoing, with the FTA anticipated to issue a Finding of No Significant Impact in the coming months. Metro continues advancing project planning and coordination activities while pursuing additional funding.

 In July 2026, the Metro Board approved the Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF) Site in Commerce. The approximately 9-acre facility will be located south of Gayhart Street and east of Saybrook Avenue and will support cleaning, maintenance and storage, and storage of the E Line light rail vehicles.  

The project has secured over $3 billion in local funds (Measure R, Measure M, Proposition A, and Proposition C) and $35 million in state funds (Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program). Metro is currently looking into local, state, and federal funding opportunities to close the $4 billion funding gap needed to construct the LPA to Montebello. The completion of the NEPA process will be crucial in Metro’s pursuit of federal funding opportunities to close the funding gap for the project.

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The Initial Operating Segment (IOS) will include four stations: Atlantic/Pomona, Atlantic/Whittier and the Commerce/Citadel underground stations, and the at-grade Washington/Greenwood Station in Montebello. The existing Atlantic Station will be relocated underground as part of the project.