Metro Expected to Approve Final Purple Line Subway Section 3 Contract this Week
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The 2.6-mile Section 3 of the Westside Purple Line subway extension is expected to cost $3.2 billion and be completed in 2026
Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about LA Metro
Eyes on the Street: Riders Line Up for ‘New Blue’ Express Shuttle Bus
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The southern half of the Blue Line is currently closed for refurbishment. Replacement express bus service is standing room only.
Blue Line Closure: Pleasant Surprises and Many Frustrations with Metro’s Temporary Shuttles
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Metro's "New Blue" rehabilitation has temporarily closed the lower end of the Blue Line. Replacement buses are making the Long Beach to L.A. an exhaustingly long trek.
Metro Approves Crenshaw/Green Line Operations Plan Pushed by Hahn, South Bay
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Farther-flung suburban interests won the day, to the detriment of core urban riders
Metro Moves Ahead with Changes to How They Name Rail/BRT
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UStaff responded to a comment by Supervisor and Metro Board Chair Shelia Kuehl, who urged no "F" or "Brown" lines, by saying that no decisions were final and the Board would have final say on the colors and letters used.
Metro Announces Crenshaw Line Will Open Mid-2020; Crenshaw/Green Operations Plan Debated
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Metro CEO announced that the new Crenshaw light rail line will open in mid-2020. Metro is still determining how Crenshaw will operate, and how it will interact with the Green Line.