Expo Phase 1 (Los Angeles Metro)
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Expo Phase 1 is a current construction project for the first segment of Metro Expo line, the newest line on the Metro Rail System
. and will connect Downtown Los Angeles to Culver City
, mostly along the Exposition Boulevard right-of-way. The project is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 29, 2006. Construction is expected to be completed to La Cienega and Jefferson Boulevards in Los Angeles
in January 2012, and to Culver City
(Venice and Robertson Boulevards) in March 2012.
It is being implemented by the 'Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority' (or Expo Authority). FCI/Fluor/Parsons, a joint venture, is the design-build contractor.
The Expo Line for the most part follows the right of way of the Los Angeles and Independence Railroad
between Redondo Junction (a railroad interconnection point south of downtown Los Angeles
) and Santa Monica
. This line also was used for Pacific Electric interurban passenger service until 1953, and from then until 1987 was a freight spur for the Southern Pacific Railroad
. It was originally called the Santa Monica Air Line because it was a straight line from L.A. to the sea.
and Jefferson/Flower
, a new bridge over I-110, and a trench underpass between Flower and Figueroa Streets. The Flower Street alignment was approved with the FEIR in December 2005.
, Steven Sample, opposed having a light-rail line passing close to campus. However, the line did have support from students, faculty and other stakeholders. In August 2007, the Expo Board approved a new station at Exposition and Trousdale
, to provide better access to USC, Exposition Park museums, and the L.A. Coliseum.
. However, in November 2007, the Metro Board reversed this position, deciding to skip the interim station and build the permanent station as part of Phase 1.
(CPUC) approved all Phase 1 railroad crossings, except for two: the Farmdale Avenue at-grade street and pedestrian crossing near Dorsey High School, and the Harvard Boulevard below-grade pedestrian crossing for the. The grade crossings had been the subject of protest from some community groups, who believed the crossings, both near schools, will be unsafe for students.
In February 2008, the Expo Board unanimously voted to do an environmental-assessment study on all possible crossing alternatives at Farmdale Ave, including but not limited to: at-grade, above-grade, below-grade, pedestrian bridge, pedestrian underpass, street closure, or some combination. Expo also requested CPUC to proceed with application process for the original Farmdale Ave gated at-grade-crossing design, in tandem with the environmental-assessment study by the authority for other alternatives.
In October 2008, the Administrative Judge Kenneth L. Koss of CPUC denied Expo's application for the at-grade crossing at Farmdale Avenue and the grade-separated pedestrian crossing (existing tunnel) at Harvard Blvd. Judge Koss instead recommended closing Farmdale Avenue at Exposition and building a pedestrian bridge. He also found that the existing grade-separated crossing, a shallow pedestrian tunnel at Harvard Avenue, is locked most of the day and not accessible, presents security concerns against criminal activity, and is not ADA
-compliant, and hence should be replaced by a pedestrian bridge as well.
In February 2009, the CPUC issued a revised decision. The decision stated that Expo did not have to build a new pedestrian bridge at Harvard Avenue, as long as it implemented alternative safety mitigations.
In December 2009, Expo confirmed a settlement of the issue. The settlement allows the crossing to remain open, but requires a new station to be added at Farmdale Avenue. Furthermore, the new station must be designed to require a full stop of all trains before entering the grade-crossing. The design includes an eastbound platform on the southwest corner of the crossing, and a westbound platform on the northeast corner of the crossing. This forces all trains to stop and allow passengers to alight and board before entering the crossing.
, which the Expo Line will serve). The line has not yet been assigned a route number: the next available Metro Rail route number is 806.
The "Expo Line" is different from the other Metro Rail lines because it is not named after a color.
Although the Expo Line does not yet have an official color, the color "aqua" has been associated with the line for many years. The advocacy group "Friends 4 Expo," which originally referred to the line as the "Expo Line," later campaigned for the name "Aqua Line" as the new name and color.
In August 2006, the Metro Board debated the issue at its regular Board meeting. Councilmember Bernard Parks introduced a motion to use "rose" for both the name ("Rose Line") and color, but this was not passed. In the end, the board deferred a decision on changing the name or setting the color until sometime before the line goes into service.
Ultimately, the Metro Board of Directors voted in November 2010 to officially designate the line as the "Expo Line" and use a shade of light blue to identify it on maps and on station signs.
), and stretches west toward a terminus at Venice/Robertson in Culver City
.
The new corridor includes 10 new stations:
The new Expo Line service will utilize this corridor when it begins revenue service. It will also utilize about 1 mile of existing Metro Blue Line corridor in Downtown L.A. This shared corridor includes track, facilities and stations on Flower Street north of Washington Boulevard, including and stations. The Expo Phase 1 project included improvements to the shared corridor, as well.
The project created several new grade separations. These include: a rebuilt overpass over I-110 (near Flower/Adams), a trench under Flower/Figueroa, and elevated sections crossing over La Brea and La Cienega Boulevards, Jefferson Boulevard/Ballona Creek, and Washington/National Boulevards.
The Flower St/Exposition Blvd trench and tunnel, a short below-grade section southeast of USC, is arguably the most complicated structure for the Expo Line. It is located immediately below the surface, at a depth of about 30 feet (9.1 m).
The Ballona Creek crossing is located at National/Jefferson in Culver City. Prior to the Expo Line, Ballona Creek was spanned by three bridges (from south to north): the eastbound National Blvd. bridge, the old Southern Pacific "Air Line" bridge, and the westbound National Blvd. bridge. The old south roadway bridge was demolished and replaced to handle both eastbound and westbound traffic. A new rail bridge for the Expo Line was constructed above the old rail bridge (which was not demolished), the new bridge also spans Jefferson Boulevard. The northern roadway bridge for National Boulevard was used for construction staging for the rail line project, but has not been removed.
All new stations share a common design palette, but are differentiated by station art provided by local artists.
Since the project's inception, the budget has increased several times, largely in response to inflation of material costs and to increases in the project scope:
All funds for the project are from local and state sources. This was done to remove the need to wait for funds from the federal government and compete with other localities for those limited funds.
In March 2006, Expo selected FCI/Fluor/Parsons as the general design-build contractor for Phase 1. FCI/Fluor/Parsons is a joint venture of FCI Constructors (a subsidiary of Flatiron Corporation), Fluor Corporation, and Parsons Transportation
.
An official groundbreaking ceremony for the project was held on September 29, 2006. Utility relocation began near USC
on May 14, 2007. Heavy construction started on July 17, 2007, to build the below-grade trench between Jefferson/Flower and Exposition/Pardee, south and east of USC. The first tracks were laid on June 28, 2008, at the intersection of Exposition and Denker (see adjacent image).
Work on the Ballona Creek crossing began in July 2008. Demolition of the old road bridges, and construction of the new road bridge, was completed in about one year.
In November 2008, the Expo staff gave a presentation on the storage and inspection facility to the Expo board. The scope of the facility has since been reduced considerably: inspection facilities have been removed. The Authority hopes to have the storage facility completed by the end of 2011. The facility is not required to open the line.
In late 2010, negotiations with FFP stalled with respect to cost on remaining work at Farmdale station, Culver City station area, and the storage facility. In May 2011, the Authority selected BBII
/BBRI
, a joint venture of Balfour Beatty
companies, to complete this work. This work is expected to cost $3.9 million.
According to the project's FEIR, 43,600 daily weekday boardings are expected on Phase 1 of the Expo Line.
The Expo Line will initially use 23 overhauled Nippon Sharyo
P865 vehicles, which will be transferred from the Metro Blue Line. The Metro Gold Line will give up its Siemens
P2000 vehicles to the Blue Line, and five Ansaldobreda P2550 vehicles will also be assigned to the Blue Line.
Los Angeles County Metro Rail
Metro Rail is the rapid transit rail system consisting of five separate lines serving 70 stations in the Los Angeles County, California area. The new Expo line is due to enter service in early 2012. It connects with the Metro liner bus rapid transit system and also with the Metrolink commuter...
. and will connect Downtown Los Angeles to Culver City
Culver City, California
Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver...
, mostly along the Exposition Boulevard right-of-way. The project is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the California state-chartered regional transportation planning agency and public transportation operating agency for the County of Los Angeles formed in 1993 out of a merger of the Southern California Rapid Transit District and the...
. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 29, 2006. Construction is expected to be completed to La Cienega and Jefferson Boulevards in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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in January 2012, and to Culver City
Culver City, California
Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver...
(Venice and Robertson Boulevards) in March 2012.
It is being implemented by the 'Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority' (or Expo Authority). FCI/Fluor/Parsons, a joint venture, is the design-build contractor.
The Expo Line for the most part follows the right of way of the Los Angeles and Independence Railroad
Los Angeles and Independence Railroad
The Los Angeles and Independence Railroad , opened October 17, 1875, was a steam powered rail line which travelled from a wharf North of the current Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica along a private right-of-way to 5th and San Pedro Street in downtown Los Angeles...
between Redondo Junction (a railroad interconnection point south of downtown Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
) and Santa Monica
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
. This line also was used for Pacific Electric interurban passenger service until 1953, and from then until 1987 was a freight spur for the Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
. It was originally called the Santa Monica Air Line because it was a straight line from L.A. to the sea.
Review and design process
Environmental review for Expo Phase 1 began in May 2000, when Metro published a Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS. A public scoping period concluded in June 2000. The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) was completed in April 2001. The DEIR considered BRT and LRT alternatives, in addition to the required No-Build and TSM alternatives. At the end of DEIR public comment period in June 2001, the Metro Board approved the DEIR and adopted a Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) which included LRT along the Exposition Corridor. This single alternative was further studied and refined in the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR). In December 2005, the Expo Board approved the FEIR for Phase 1 and selected the LRT alternative.Flower Street alignment
Originally, Expo staff studied connecting the Blue Line corridor to the Exposition ROW via Hill Street. This alignment would have included a station at 21st/Hill. However, the FEIR also considered a Flower Street alignment as a design option. This design option included stations at 23rd/Flower23rd Street (Los Angeles Metro station)
23rd Street Station is a future at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It will be located on Flower Street at 23rd Street, in the North University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. When it opens, this station will be served by the Expo Line. This station is...
and Jefferson/Flower
Jefferson/USC (Los Angeles Metro station)
Jefferson/USC Station is a future at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It will be located on Flower Street at Jefferson Boulevard, in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. When it opens, this station will be served by the Expo Line. This station is...
, a new bridge over I-110, and a trench underpass between Flower and Figueroa Streets. The Flower Street alignment was approved with the FEIR in December 2005.
USC/Expo Park station
The president of the University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, Steven Sample, opposed having a light-rail line passing close to campus. However, the line did have support from students, faculty and other stakeholders. In August 2007, the Expo Board approved a new station at Exposition and Trousdale
Expo Park/USC (Los Angeles Metro station)
Expo Park/USC Station is a future at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It will be located on Exposition Boulevard at Trousdale Parkway, directly between USC and Exposition Park, in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles...
, to provide better access to USC, Exposition Park museums, and the L.A. Coliseum.
Western terminus at Culver City
Originally, Metro had considered building an interim station at its western terminus, near the intersection of Washington/National, and the permanent Culver City station at Venice/Robertson was to be built as part of Expo Phase 2Expo Phase 2 (Los Angeles Metro)
The Metro Rail Exposition Corridor, Phase 2 is a mass-transit project to extend the light-rail Expo corridor as part of the Los Angeles County Metro Rail System. The corridor extension will connect Culver City to Santa Monica, mostly along the Exposition Boulevard right-of-way...
. However, in November 2007, the Metro Board reversed this position, deciding to skip the interim station and build the permanent station as part of Phase 1.
Farmdale station and Harvard crossing
In December 2007, the California Public Utilities CommissionCalifornia Public Utilities Commission
The California Public Utilities Commission is a regulatory agency which regulates privately owned public utilities in the state of California, including electric power, telecommunications, natural gas and water companies...
(CPUC) approved all Phase 1 railroad crossings, except for two: the Farmdale Avenue at-grade street and pedestrian crossing near Dorsey High School, and the Harvard Boulevard below-grade pedestrian crossing for the. The grade crossings had been the subject of protest from some community groups, who believed the crossings, both near schools, will be unsafe for students.
In February 2008, the Expo Board unanimously voted to do an environmental-assessment study on all possible crossing alternatives at Farmdale Ave, including but not limited to: at-grade, above-grade, below-grade, pedestrian bridge, pedestrian underpass, street closure, or some combination. Expo also requested CPUC to proceed with application process for the original Farmdale Ave gated at-grade-crossing design, in tandem with the environmental-assessment study by the authority for other alternatives.
In October 2008, the Administrative Judge Kenneth L. Koss of CPUC denied Expo's application for the at-grade crossing at Farmdale Avenue and the grade-separated pedestrian crossing (existing tunnel) at Harvard Blvd. Judge Koss instead recommended closing Farmdale Avenue at Exposition and building a pedestrian bridge. He also found that the existing grade-separated crossing, a shallow pedestrian tunnel at Harvard Avenue, is locked most of the day and not accessible, presents security concerns against criminal activity, and is not ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a law that was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1990. It was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush, and later amended with changes effective January 1, 2009....
-compliant, and hence should be replaced by a pedestrian bridge as well.
In February 2009, the CPUC issued a revised decision. The decision stated that Expo did not have to build a new pedestrian bridge at Harvard Avenue, as long as it implemented alternative safety mitigations.
In December 2009, Expo confirmed a settlement of the issue. The settlement allows the crossing to remain open, but requires a new station to be added at Farmdale Avenue. Furthermore, the new station must be designed to require a full stop of all trains before entering the grade-crossing. The design includes an eastbound platform on the southwest corner of the crossing, and a westbound platform on the northeast corner of the crossing. This forces all trains to stop and allow passengers to alight and board before entering the crossing.
Integration with Blue Line
At the Expo board meeting on January 14, 2010, it was announced during the project-status presentation that CPUC demanded automatic train protection (ATP) at the Washington Blvd and Flower St three-way rail–rail crossing between the Expo and the Blue Lines. The safety enhancement was expected to cost $4–6 million and to delay the project by 6–9 months. The additional money is being provided by Metro.Name and color
In public and private documents, Metro refers to the line as the "Metro Expo Line." This name comes from Exposition Boulevard, along which it runs for much of its route. (Exposition Boulevard is, in turn, named after Exposition ParkExposition Park
Exposition Park is the name of more than one place:*Exposition Park - a neighborhood in south Dallas, Texas*Exposition Park - A former baseball park in Kansas City...
, which the Expo Line will serve). The line has not yet been assigned a route number: the next available Metro Rail route number is 806.
The "Expo Line" is different from the other Metro Rail lines because it is not named after a color.
Although the Expo Line does not yet have an official color, the color "aqua" has been associated with the line for many years. The advocacy group "Friends 4 Expo," which originally referred to the line as the "Expo Line," later campaigned for the name "Aqua Line" as the new name and color.
In August 2006, the Metro Board debated the issue at its regular Board meeting. Councilmember Bernard Parks introduced a motion to use "rose" for both the name ("Rose Line") and color, but this was not passed. In the end, the board deferred a decision on changing the name or setting the color until sometime before the line goes into service.
Ultimately, the Metro Board of Directors voted in November 2010 to officially designate the line as the "Expo Line" and use a shade of light blue to identify it on maps and on station signs.
Route and stations
The Expo Phase 1 project created a new 7.5-mile light-rail corridor, which begins at the Metro Blue Line at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Flower Street (just south of Downtown Los AngelesDowntown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area...
), and stretches west toward a terminus at Venice/Robertson in Culver City
Culver City, California
Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver...
.
The new corridor includes 10 new stations:
The new Expo Line service will utilize this corridor when it begins revenue service. It will also utilize about 1 mile of existing Metro Blue Line corridor in Downtown L.A. This shared corridor includes track, facilities and stations on Flower Street north of Washington Boulevard, including and stations. The Expo Phase 1 project included improvements to the shared corridor, as well.
The project created several new grade separations. These include: a rebuilt overpass over I-110 (near Flower/Adams), a trench under Flower/Figueroa, and elevated sections crossing over La Brea and La Cienega Boulevards, Jefferson Boulevard/Ballona Creek, and Washington/National Boulevards.
The Flower St/Exposition Blvd trench and tunnel, a short below-grade section southeast of USC, is arguably the most complicated structure for the Expo Line. It is located immediately below the surface, at a depth of about 30 feet (9.1 m).
The Ballona Creek crossing is located at National/Jefferson in Culver City. Prior to the Expo Line, Ballona Creek was spanned by three bridges (from south to north): the eastbound National Blvd. bridge, the old Southern Pacific "Air Line" bridge, and the westbound National Blvd. bridge. The old south roadway bridge was demolished and replaced to handle both eastbound and westbound traffic. A new rail bridge for the Expo Line was constructed above the old rail bridge (which was not demolished), the new bridge also spans Jefferson Boulevard. The northern roadway bridge for National Boulevard was used for construction staging for the rail line project, but has not been removed.
All new stations share a common design palette, but are differentiated by station art provided by local artists.
Budget and funding
The original project budget for Expo Phase 1 from December 2005 was $640.0 million (reflected in year-of-expenditure dollars) This included the following:| Component | Cost |
|---|---|
| Construction | $313.3 million |
| Land acquisition | $33.3 million |
| Vehicles (16 LRVs) | $40.4 million |
| Indirect costs | $79.9 million |
| Contingency | $71.7 million |
| Escalation | $96.2 million |
| Bikeway | $5.0 million |
| Total: | $640.0 million |
Since the project's inception, the budget has increased several times, largely in response to inflation of material costs and to increases in the project scope:
- $640.0 million, December 2005. Original budget.
- $663.3 million, August 2007. Increase of $23.3 million, to cover changes to the Blue Line tie-in, grade crossing improvements, and the new USC/Expo Park station.
- $808.3 million, November 2007. Increase of $145 million, to cover increased costs for steel and concrete, increased land acquisition and relocation costs, higher energy costs.
- $862.3 million, November 2008. Increase of $54 million, to cover the permanent Venice/Robertson station and aerial structure. Funding came from Prop 1B funds.
- $898.9 million, July 2010. Increase of $36.6 million, to cover safety enhancements, including new work on Pico and Metro Center, new signaling, and the new Farmdale station.
- $927.4 million, December 2010. Increase of $28.5 million, to settle claims by contractor FCI/Fluor/Parsons.
- $930.6 million, March 2011. Increase of $3.2 million, to cover new provisions for inspection and testing.
All funds for the project are from local and state sources. This was done to remove the need to wait for funds from the federal government and compete with other localities for those limited funds.
Construction
Parsons Corporation
Parsons Corporation is an engineering, construction, and technical and management services firm headquartered in Pasadena, California. Founded in 1944 by engineer Ralph M. Parsons, Parsons Corporation is currently one of the largest such companies in the United States, with revenues exceeding...
.
An official groundbreaking ceremony for the project was held on September 29, 2006. Utility relocation began near USC
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
on May 14, 2007. Heavy construction started on July 17, 2007, to build the below-grade trench between Jefferson/Flower and Exposition/Pardee, south and east of USC. The first tracks were laid on June 28, 2008, at the intersection of Exposition and Denker (see adjacent image).
Work on the Ballona Creek crossing began in July 2008. Demolition of the old road bridges, and construction of the new road bridge, was completed in about one year.
In November 2008, the Expo staff gave a presentation on the storage and inspection facility to the Expo board. The scope of the facility has since been reduced considerably: inspection facilities have been removed. The Authority hopes to have the storage facility completed by the end of 2011. The facility is not required to open the line.
In late 2010, negotiations with FFP stalled with respect to cost on remaining work at Farmdale station, Culver City station area, and the storage facility. In May 2011, the Authority selected BBII
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc.
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc. is a heavy civil contractor operating in the United States. Established in North America in 1990, the company constructs highways, bridges , tunnels, wastewater and potable water treatment plants. The headquarters and business offices are in Atlanta...
/BBRI
Balfour Beatty Rail, Inc.
Balfour Beatty Rail, Inc. is a rail infrastructure contractor specializing in construction and maintenance services for the public and private railroad markets. Clients include Class 1, regional and short line freight, industrial railroads, ports and rail transit authorities...
, a joint venture of Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty plc is a British construction, engineering, military housing, rail and investment services company. It is one of the largest construction companies in the UK, and the 15th largest in the world...
companies, to complete this work. This work is expected to cost $3.9 million.
Anticipated completion
The construction project is delayed by at least fourteen months, due to the slowness of the design process, as well as unforeseen construction problems. The original goal set by Expo was to open the line to service in June or July 2010. However, due to several delays, completion is over a year late. As of May 2011, Expo expects to have substantial completion to La Cienega in August 2011, with revenue service to that station targeted for January 2012 at the earliest. Service to Venice/Robertson is anticipated in March 2012, at the earliest.Planned service
The Expo Corridor (Phases 1 and 2) will be served by the Metro Expo Line. There are no plans to use the route for any other lines.According to the project's FEIR, 43,600 daily weekday boardings are expected on Phase 1 of the Expo Line.
The Expo Line will initially use 23 overhauled Nippon Sharyo
Nippon Sharyo
, , formed in 1896, is a major rolling stock manufacturer based in Nagoya, Japan. In 1996, it abbreviated its name to "日本車両" Nippon Sharyō. Its shortest abbreviation is Nissha "日車". It was a listed company on Nikkei 225 until 2004. It is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Nagoya Stock Exchange...
P865 vehicles, which will be transferred from the Metro Blue Line. The Metro Gold Line will give up its Siemens
Siemens AG
Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich, Germany. It is the largest Europe-based electronics and electrical engineering company....
P2000 vehicles to the Blue Line, and five Ansaldobreda P2550 vehicles will also be assigned to the Blue Line.
External links
- Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority—official Web site of the Expo Line
- Friends 4 Expo Transit—grassroots group in support of the Expo Line and careful analysis of both the right-of-way and Venice/Sepulveda alternatives
- Light-Rail for Cheviot—Cheviot Hills homeowners in support of the right-of-way alignment
- Expo Greenway—park with stream-daylighting concept envisioned for integration with the Expo Line in Rancho Park, advocated for by a neighbor
- Neighbors for Smart Rail—Rancho Park area residents in support of the Venice/Sepulveda Boulevards alignment and careful analysis of all possible alternatives
- Expo Communities United—opposition group voicing a need for below-grade (subway) alignment in Mid-City
- Citizens' Campaign to Fix the Expo Rail Line—opposition group voicing a need for below-grade (subway) alignment in Mid-City