April 23, 2025 The Best Source of News, Culture, Lifestyle for Culver City, Mar Vista, Del Rey, Palms and West Los Angeles

$265 Million light rail shop completed for extension from Pasadena to Santa Monica

(Thinkstock)
(Thinkstock)

A light rail maintenance shop and operations center was dedicated in the San Gabriel Valley today, as passenger rail tracks are being built all the way from Azusa to the Pacific Ocean.

Officials of the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority crowed that the $265 million Foothill Gold Line Operations Campus came in on budget, and several months ahead of schedule.

About 200 people will work at the Monrovia facility, and its 132,000- square-foot Main Shop Building will service up to 84 light rail vehicles from the county’s growing light rail fleet.

The Gold Line Operations Campus is an was described as an integral part of the six-station, 11.5-mile Foothill Gold Line light rail extension from Pasadena to Azusa, currently nearing completion.

Major construction is also nearly finished on rail extensions west from Culver City to Santa Monica.

Construction has just started on a downtown tunnel to connect the Gold Line to the Expo and Blue lines, and when it is done, trains from Azusa will travel to Long Beach, and Expo Line trains can be serviced at Monrovia.

Metro is also building a new light rail line along Crenshaw Boulevard, Florence Avenue and Aviation Boulevard.

“Today, we celebrate an important milestone on the project that will allow trains to start being commissioned to the facility in advance of us completing the six station light rail extension three short months from now,” said Foothill Gold Line Board Chairman Doug Tessitor in prepared remarks.

The repair shop is projected to use 35 percent less water and 33 percent less electricity than a typical building of its kind.

To accelerate construction, Proposition R sales tax funds were funneled to the Gold Line Construction Authority, which is charge of Gold Line construction and will transfer ownership to Metro when the tracks and center are finished. That agency was created in 1998 by the California Legislature, and it completed the first segment of the line from Los Angeles to Pasadena in 2003, also on time and under budget.

Its next task is to extend the tracks further east, to Montclair.

The Pasadena to Azusa segment is fully funded by Los Angeles County’s Measure R. It will be completed in late-September 2015 and turned over to Metro for testing.

Related Posts

Pepper Spray and Panic: LA Homeowners Targeted in Nighttime Burglaries

April 22, 2025

April 22, 2025

LAPD Hunts Suspects After One Resident Attacked in Beverly Grove Two separate home invasions late Friday night in Beverly Grove...

“We’re Better Than This”: Tour Business Owner Pleads for Protection After Third Burglary

April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025

Thieves hit Again, Stealing E-Bikes and Leaving a Wake of Damage in South La Cienega The frustrated owner of a...

Lawsuits Allege Insurance Giants Conspired to Undercut California Fire Victims

April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025

Two Lawsuits Accuse Top Carriers of Price-Fixing and Violating Antitrust Laws Attorneys representing homeowners impacted by California’s January wildfires have...

Cali Camp Welcomes Los Angeles Campers

April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025

By Susan Payne Roam streams, meadows and oak trees in the heart of rock-lined Topanga Canyon this summer at Cali...

Culver City Closes Streets for Earth Day to Encourage Green School Commutes

April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025

Pedal, Walk, or Roll: Culver City Schools Go Car-Free for Earth Day Culver City is taking its Earth Day celebration...

Mayor Karen Bass’ Budget Plan Proposes 1,647 Layoffs Amid $300M Liability Surge

April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025

Civilian LAPD Staff, Transportation, and Sanitation Departments Among Hardest Hit Mayor Karen Bass’ proposed city budget for the upcoming fiscal...

Santa Monica PD Makes Arrest in Ocean Front Walk Stabbing; Second Suspect Sought

April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025

Late-Night Stabbing in Santa Monica Prompts Manhunt After a shocking incident of violence in Santa Monica, a man has been...

ALPR Alerts Lead Culver City Police to Two Stolen Vehicles in Two Hours

April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025

Rapid-Response Tech Aids in Back-To-Back Arrests on Sepulveda Culver City police officers recovered two stolen vehicles within a two-hour period...

Registration is Open for Harvard-Westlake Summer Programs

April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025

By Susan Payne Summer programs at Harvard-Westlake are open for registration.  Participants can experience renowned programs in academics, visual arts,...

Los Angeles City Attorney Sues Over Illegal Rentals, Wildfire Price Gouging

April 20, 2025

April 20, 2025

City Attorney Seeks Permanent Ban and Millions in Penalties for Operators City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto has filed a civil...

Culver City Moves the Needle on Housing and Growth in Monthly Pipeline Update

April 20, 2025

April 20, 2025

Monthly Development Report Shows Increase in Affordable Housing Culver City officials have released the latest updates to their Residential and...

Multi-Concept Asian Restaurant Coming to Prime Sunset Strip Corner

April 20, 2025

April 20, 2025

Round 1 Delicious Inks Lease for Asian Dining Concept in WeHo West Hollywood will be the location for a high-end...

Hollywood Legend Raquel Welch’s Former Home Changes Hands in Beverly Glen

April 20, 2025

April 20, 2025

The Late Actress’s Longtime Residence Sold for $3.1 Million More than two years after Raquel Welch’s passing, the late actress’s...

Heads-Up, Westside: Downtown Santa Monica Traffic to Increase with Pali High Move

April 20, 2025

April 20, 2025

Santa Monica Braces for School Traffic Surge Following Wildfire Displacement Drivers throughout Westside communities, from Brentwood to Pacific Palisades, should...

Rents Stay Stable, but Economic Shifts Threaten the Balance

April 20, 2025

April 20, 2025

Tariffs and Tight Supply Could End Flat Rent Streak After more than a year of minimal fluctuation, asking rents, or...