Connecting the Metro Gold Line to LA/Ontario International Airport

A 10-month strategic planning study was started in December 2007 to evaluate the extension of the Metro Gold Line from Montclair (where it is currently planned to end) to LA/Ontario International Airport. The study will evaluate the feasibility of connecting the light rail system to the airport, the best routes to consider, potential station locations, the number of riders that would use the system, and much more. These options will be narrowed during the study to identify one or more preferred alignments, and may include stations in Upland, Ontario and Rancho Cucamonga. Learn more about the routes under study by clicking here.

The study is in the initial phase. The study team is currently evaluating a number of conceptual routes to connect the Montclair Transit Center (the proposed station location in the city of Montclair) to LA/Ontario International Airport. Under current requirements set forth by the Federal Transit Administration, it can take up to 25 years for a transit project like this to go from inception to completion. This initial study is the first step in this lengthy process.

The study is being undertaken by the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority Board of Directors and Joint Powers Authority, and is being funded by the Southern California Association of Governments and San Bernardino Associated Governments.