The Metro Gold Line is the light rail system that currently connects Union Station in downtown Los Angeles with Pasadena. Phase 1 opened in 2003, and covers nearly 14 miles and 13 stations. Last year, the Metro Gold Line carried an average of 20,000 passengers every weekday.
The success of Phase 1 led cities east of Pasadena to come together to pursue extending the system 24 miles, from Pasadena to Montclair. This second phase – which will include stations in Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale, Azusa, Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne, Pomona, Claremont and Montclair – has undergone extensive study and design and is awaiting funding approval. If funding is awarded during this year’s funding cycle, the Phase 2A segment from Pasadena to Azusa can open and be operational by the end of 2012, with the Phase 2B segment to Montclair opening just two years later.
Although not yet formally part of the second phase of the Metro Gold Line project, the current study is evaluating the feasibility of connecting the light rail system to LA/Ontario International Airport, the best routes to consider, potential station locations, the number of riders that would use the system, and more.
| Did you know…Once fully built, it will take approximately 40 minutes to travel from Montclair to Pasadena, and 75 minutes to get to downtown Los Angeles, using the Metro Gold Line. |
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What is the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority?
The Construction Authority is an independent, single-purpose transportation planning and construction agency created in 1998 to oversee the design, contracting and construction of the Metro Gold Line. The first phase overseen by the agency (from Los Angeles to Pasadena) was completed in less than three years, and opened on time and under budget. The Construction Authority has also completed all of the engineering, environmental and design studies necessary to get Phase 2 of the system approved and ready for funding. Learn more…
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