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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (Metro) contractor, Regional Connector Constructors (RCC) will temporarily suspend rail service between 7th St./Metro Center and Pico Stations to connect the A Line (Blue) and E Line (Expo) to the Regional Connector for 10 weekends beginning on July 30, 2021.
Work to connect these rail lines has been scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. on Fridays and conclude at the end of service on Sundays during the following weekends only: July 30 to Aug. 1; Aug. 6 to Aug. 8; Aug. 13 to Aug. 15; Aug. 20 to Aug. 22; Aug. 27 to Aug. 29; Sept. 17 to Sept. 19; Sept. 24 to Sept. 26; Oct. 1 to Oct. 3; Oct. 15 to Oct. 17 and Oct. 29 to Oct. 31.
Metro will provide Metro bus line 859 as a free shuttle for a direct connection between both A Line (Blue) and E Line (Expo) serving both stations out of service. Also serving the closed stations will be the J Line (Silver) and the LADOT Dash F. Metro Bike Share service is also available at these stations.
The shuttle bus frequency will be approximately every 10 minutes from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m., from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. every 6 minutes, in the evening from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. every 10 minutes, and during late light/early morning after 9:30 p.m. and before 5 a.m. every 20 minutes.
The B Line (Red) and D Line (Purple) will not be affected and will operate on their regular schedule.
What to expect:
Line 859 Bus Shuttle Stops:
- Southbound from 7th St/Metro Center Station:
- On Hope St at 7th St
- On Flower St at Pico Bl
- Northbound to Pico and 7th St/Metro Center stations:
- On southbound Grand Ave, south of Washington Bl
- On westbound 23rd St at Flower St
Direct link from A Line (Blue) Grand/LATTC Station to E Line (Expo) LATTC/Orthopedic, Pico and 7th St/Metro Center stations:
- On southbound Grand Ave, south of Washington Bl
Direct link from E Line (Expo) LATTC/Ortho to A Line (Blue) Grand/LATTC Station:
- On eastbound 23rd St at Flower St
Construction is a dynamic process and information is subject to change without notice. Work activity is also subject to weather conditions.
The Regional Connector Transit Project is a 1.9-mile underground light-rail extension that will connect the A Line (Blue), the E Line (Expo) and the L Line (Gold) in downtown Los Angeles and will include three new stations at 1st Street/Central Avenue, 2nd Street/Broadway and 2nd Place/Hope Street. The rail line is expected to serve 88,000 riders daily – including 17,000 new riders – and save commuters up to 20 minutes by reducing the need to transfer for those riding to and through downtown L.A. The Regional Connector is expected to open in late 2022.
Metro ambassadors will be available at 7th St/Metro Center Station and affected stations to assist customers during service suspension. For more information call (323) GO-METRO or use Transit app, Metro’s official smartphone app.
For more information on the Regional Connector Transit Project go to metroexemplifi.wpengine.com/regionalconnector or call the project hotline at (213) 922-7277 or email Metro at regionalconnector@metro.net. You can also join us on Twitter.com/metroconnector and on Facebook.com/metroregionalconnector.
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