Eastside Transit Corridor

Gold Line Eastside Transit Corridor    Gold Line 
Overview
Type Light rail
System Metro

The Gold Line Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 is a planned transit corridor connecting Downtown Los Angeles by extending the Gold Line in East Los Angeles to San Gabriel Valley cities of Los Angeles County. LA Metro Rail is currently constructing the Foothill Extension to Montclair in the northern area of the San Gabriel Valley expected to be completed by 2026.

Overview

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has $6.0 billion in funds available for construction, available in 2029. The plan included in the Measure M transportation funding measure is to build improvements in two stages. In 2007, Metro issued a Request for Proposals to study alternatives for this new LA Metro Rail route.[1] Metro narrowed the options to two alternatives and are currently preparing to publish a new Re-Initiated Draft Environmental Studies and Advanced Conceptual Engineering for public comment. A Supplemental/Recirculated Draft EIS/EIR is anticipated to be available for public review in mid 2020. A possible metro approval by late 2021. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2029 and service by 2035,[2][3] though the project's timeline is expected to be accelerated under the Twenty-eight by '28 inititative.[4]

Proposed routings and modes

The LA Countys Transit Corridor Project was originally proposed as an LRT along Washington Boulevard thru east Los Angeles or along the 60 Freeway but now are considering building both if funds and draft EIR concludes its feasibility. The combined routes will serve the communities of Montebello, Commerce, Pico Rivera, Monterey Park, South El Monte, South San Gabriel, Rosemead, Santa Fe Springs and Whittier in east side area of the county. All alternatives begin at the Gold Line's Atlantic Station and head east. The Minimum Operable Segments must be a stand alone and a maintenance yard must be included. [5]

Draft EIR Alternatives [6] Description New trips
(daily)		 Estimated cost
(billions)
Alternative 1: LRT SR-60 Alternative TBD TBD
Alternative 2: LRT Washington Boulevard Alternative TBD TBD
Alternative 3: LRT Combined Alternative TBD TBD


Alt 1: SR-60 Route[7] LRT Station
Atlantic Station (already built) ×
Garfield Avenue Station in Montebello ×
The Market Place Station in Monterey Park ×
The Shops at Montebello in Montebello ×
Santa Anita Avenue Station in South El Monte ×
Peck Road Station in South El Monte ×


Alt 2: Washington Boulevard Route[8] LRT Station
Atlantic Station (already built) ×
Atlantic/Whittier Station in East Los Angeles ×
The Citadel Outlets/Commerce Station in Commerce ×
Greenwood/Washington Blvd Station in Montebello ×
Rosemead/Washington Station in Pico Rivera ×
Norwalk/Washington Station in Whittier ×
Lambert/Washington Station in Whittier ×

References

  1. ↑ https://media.metro.net/projects_studies/eastside_phase2/images/factsheet_eastsidephase2_en_2017-11.pdf
  2. ↑ https://media.metro.net/projects_studies/eastside_phase2/images/factsheet_eastsidephase2_en_2017-11.pdf
  3. ↑ https://www.metro.net/projects/eastside_phase2/
  4. ↑ Sharp, Steven (27 November 2018). "Here are the 28 Projects that Metro Could Complete Before the 2028 Olympics". Urbanize. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  5. ↑ https://www.metro.net/projects/eastside_phase2/
  6. ↑ https://media.metro.net/projects_studies/eastside_phase2/images/factsheet_eastsidephase2_en_2017-11.pdf
  7. ↑ https://www.metro.net/projects/eastside_phase2/
  8. ↑ https://www.metro.net/projects/eastside_phase2/
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