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Today, Metro announced that the Gold Line East Extension is 80% completed. But don't think that means you'll be riding into Little Tokyo and out to East LA by the end of this summer. Metro has always conceded that project will by done by the end of 2009, yet construction is now almost six months ahead of time. That means it could open in the summer of '09 if all goes well with the remaining 20%. Keep your fingers crossed.
Also, Metro is happy to report something unprecedented in construction safety: after more than 3 million work-hours, there have been no accidents causing construction to stop for a single day or more.
The Gold Line is a six-mile extension from Union Station to East LA with eight stations, two of which are underground. Currently, the Gold Line goes from downtown to Pasadena. Metro shared some sneak peak photos of what things are looking like:
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The Gold Line does not go to Sierra Madre. It goes to Sierra Madre Villa, a street in Pasadena in the Hastings Ranch neighborhood.
bah! thanks. fixed :)
Its slooooowly coming together.
Where is this announcement? I can't locate it anywhere . . .
Got it via e-mail, probably will be posted soon.
I wish that this post told the whole story. If anyone is interested on a little bit more history, check out my response: Gold Line Ahead of Schedule - Just in Time to Forget East LA Families
I just want this thing to finish so there will be no more construction and parking restored by my work! Temple Street is such a mess right now!