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Exposition Line overbudget and delayed

An illustration of the Metro Exposition Line
An illustration of the Metro Exposition Line
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Exposition Line overbudget and delayed
The Exposition Line, a $640 million light rail project to link downtown with Culver City, is now well under construction. The line was supposed to open this summer, but cost overruns on the order of $220 million are making that increasingly unlikely. What's the hold up? And what will it take to get this train in on time?

The Exposition Line, a $640 million light rail project to link downtown with Culver City, is now well under construction. The line was supposed to open this summer, but cost overruns on the order of $220 million are making that increasingly unlikely. What's the hold up? And what will it take to get this train in on time?

Guests:

Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor (3rd District)

Steve Hymon, former transportation reporter for the Los Angeles Times, currently working on transportation-related writing projects for Metro and local politicians