Construction of the 9.1-mile, $1.6 billion Foothill Gold Line Extension light rail project in the eastern San Gabriel Valley is more than 80% complete, with all the bridge, grade-crossing and track-laying work wrapped up, according to a year-end report from the rail line construction authority.
After nearly a decade of construction and street closures through much of downtown, the long-awaited $1.8 billion Metro Regional Connector rail project is slated to open next week, two years late and more than $300 million over budget. When it opens on June 16, this new 1.9-mile light rail line underneath downtown will connect three of Metro’s light rail lines, allowing passengers to travel between Azusa and Long Beach and between East Los Angeles and Santa Monica without transferring lines.