Gold Line Foothill Extension

The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension is extending the existing Gold Line east from Pasadena. The first phase will travel more than 11 miles from Sierra Madre Villa Station to Azusa.

Phase 1 includes new stations at:

Arcadia
Monrovia
Duarte/City of Hope
Irwindale
Azusa Downtown
APU/Citrus College

The Foothill Extension Construction Authority has completed construction between Pasadena and Azusa in September 2015. Metro is began safety testing in November 2015.

The Metro Gold Line Extension to Azusa opened March 5th, 2016. Please see the Gold Line operational information.

The second phase will continue the line for 12 miles east from Azusa to Montclair. Funding is currently being sought for this segment. The Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the Azusa to Montclair section was certified in March 2013 and preliminary engineering began in Summer 2014.

Phase 2 includes new stations at:

Glendora
San Dimas
La Verne
Pomona
Claremont
Montclair

2014

Date	Article
August
August 22, 2014	Gold Line Eastside Project Environmental Document Released
July
July 24, 2014	Gold Line on Schedule, On Budget for Azusa Extension
July 17, 2014	L.A. Mayor Supports Gold Line Extension Plant
July 9, 2014	The Valley Could Get its Own Metro Light-Rail Train
July 7, 2014	Gold Line Foothill Extension Photo Tour: Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
June
June 18, 2014	San Gabriel Valley Business Leaders Support Gold Line Extension to Claremont
March
March 13, 2014	Come Tour the Half-Finished Gold Line Foothill Extension
March 5, 2014	Foothill Boulevard in Azusa to Close for Gold Line Work
February
February 22, 2014	Metro's Gold Line Foothill Extension Passes 50 Percent Completion Mark
February 1, 2014	Function Meets Art on California's Gold Line Light-Rail Bridge
January
January 27, 2014	Gold Line Authority Studying Extension To Ontario Airport
January 23, 2014	Gold Line Authority Approves Study on Extension to Ontario
January 22, 2014	Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Highlights
January 10, 2014	Request For Proposals Issued for Azusa to Montclair Section of Gold Line

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HWR, July 7: Expo/Gold ridership, explaining the Regional Connector, mulling rideshare drivers and streetcars

Posted by Steve Hymon on July 7, 2017 3:58 pm

Dept. of Ridership: Metro’s monthly ridership estimates just posted to metro.net and show that the Gold Line and Expo Line had new all-time highs for average weekday ridership in June. No, ...

Preview of July Service Council meetings, public hearings and joint hearings

Posted by Steve Hymon on July 3, 2017 2:17 pm

Avoid the blistering heat by joining us at this month’s Service Council meetings, all held in air-conditioned facilities! All Service Councils will hold the regular monthly meetings; however this ...

Agenda and recap for June Metro Board meeting

Posted by Steve Hymon on June 24, 2017 5:21 am

View this document on Scribd Pdf of agenda for download and printing is here. Below is the recap — I’ll include the online link once it’s published. View this document on ...

Agreements, budget approved for Gold Line extension to Claremont, a key Measure M project

Posted by Steve Hymon on June 22, 2017 2:36 pm

Keep in mind that funding from San Bernardino County has to be secured for the line to be extended to Montclair. Credit: Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority. The Metro Board today approved a ...

How We Roll, June 5: Wonder Woman never misses her bus

Posted by Steve Hymon on June 5, 2017 9:45 am

Nice video from Lucia Phan of our Purple Line Extension team on the work underway to build a new subway station below traffic passing overhead at Wilshire and La Brea. Art of ...

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