The Transit Corridor Project was originally proposed as a light rail route along Washington Boulevard. Under the plan, the full extension would be studied to make way for the construction to Whittier when funds become available. In 2022, Metro recommended building the extension in phases - initially running as far as Greenwood Avenue in Montebello. This will allow a one-seat ride for travelers as far west as Santa Monica, with transfers to other lines at downtown stations. Metro plans to merge the portion of the L Line east of Downtown Los Angeles into the E Line (which will then use the gold color instead of aqua on maps) upon completion of the Regional Connector on June 16, 2023. ) Construction is scheduled to begin in 2029, with public service by 2035, though the project's timeline may be accelerated under the Twenty-eight by '28 initiative. (The SR 60 line may be considered for construction in the future. In February 2020, the Metro Board voted to eliminate the SR 60 alignment and combined alignment alternatives from consideration, and proceed only with the Washington Boulevard alternative of the project. In 2009, Metro published the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Final Alternatives Analysis Report, and in 2014 published a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report. The plan included in the Measure M transportation funding measure is to build improvements in stages. In 2015, Metro estimated the cost of both alignments of what was then known as the Gold Line Eastside Rail Extension at $6.0 billion (to be delivered in 2057). The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has studied two alternative alignments for this extension. The entire line is currently part of the L Line.įollowing a new right-of-way, Phase 1 of the Eastside Transit Corridor extended the L Line (then known as the Gold Line) southeast from Union Station to Atlantic station in East Los Angeles. The extension is planned to become part of the Los Angeles Metro Rail A Line north of the Regional Connector and the E Line south of it. However, the extension is planned to extend further southeast to connect with the Gateway Cities, continuing from a relocated Atlantic station southeast to a new Lambert station in Whittier. The Eastside Transit Corridor is a light rail line extension that currently connects Downtown Los Angeles with East Los Angeles.
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