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[KevinKorell]

Mass Transit Magazine, 7/20/20:

 

   L.A. Metro’s Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project train testing moves north    

 

 

 

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) announced early train testing has expanded to the north from the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project to the stretch of track through Inglewood to Crenshaw Boulevard, just east of the Fairview Heights Station.

 

An update

[KevinKorell]

Los Angeles, CA Business Journal, 6/7/21:

 

 

   Opening Date Pushed Back Again for Metro’s Crenshaw-LAX Line    

 

Will it ever be ready?

Metro’s 8.5-mile, $2.14 billion Crenshaw-LAX light rail line, which was originally set to open in fall 2019, has faced a string of delays. Now comes word that the rail line is unlikely to open until late next year.

 

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[KevinKorell]

CBS Los Angeles, 9/23/21:

 

 

     Metro Testing Trains Along Route Of Future Crenshaw/LAX Line    

 

 

Metro was testing trains Thursday along the future transit line from Crenshaw Boulevard to LAX.

 

Here is the story.   Note that it says the line will open later this year, but the last posted item above says it won't be until late 2022.

[KevinKorell]

L.A. Metro Source, 10/20/21:

 

 

  Photo enforcement on Crenshaw Boulevard for Crenshaw/LAX Line to begin Jan. 3, 2022    

 

 

Metro and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department have extended the warning period to January 3, 2022, before beginning to implement their photo enforcement program along Crenshaw Boulevard for the future Crenshaw/LAX light rail line.

 

Story

[KevinKorell]

Spectrum News 1, 1/25/22:
 

 

$2.1 billion Crenshaw-LAX Light Rail project near completion
   

 

Wearing a white construction cap and orange safety vest, Brian Hill walks along Century Boulevard and Aviation Boulevard and looks up at the light rail station.

 

The Crenshaw-LAX Light Rail project is still under construction. A chain-link fence surrounds the property.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Railway, Track, & Structures, 1/26/22:

 

    Latest construction setback aside, Crenshaw-LAX light route heading towards finish line  

 

 

The Crenshaw-LAX light-rail route is expected to be finished this year and is a key segment of L.A.’s plan to bolster its public transportation leading up to the 2028 Summer Olympic Games.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Streetsblog L.A., 3/18/22:

 

 

     Most of Metro’s New Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail Line is Substantially Complete – Opening Could be December 2022  

 

 

Metro’s new 8.5-mile Crenshaw/LAX light rail line really is approaching the finish line. According to testimony at yesterday’s Metro board Executive Management Committee, staff reported that Crenshaw segments A and B (explained below) are substantially complete, essentially meaning that they have passed from the contractor’s responsibility to Metro’s responsibility.

 

Full "story".   I put "story" in quotes because anytime you see a word like "could", "would", or "should" in a headline, it is not a story but a guess.

[KevinKorell]

L.A. Metro Source, 3/30/22:

 

 

 

     Metro celebrates closing of successful construction mitigation programs for Crenshaw/LAX Line; first two segments of rail line are substantially complete  

 

 

 

Metro today celebrated the success of its Business Solution Center, Business Interruption Fund and the Eat, Shop, Play construction mitigation programs, all of which have all helped local businesses survive during the prolonged construction period for the 8.5-mile Crenshaw/LAX Line. The project’s first two construction segments are now substantially complete.

 

 

Story is here.

 

Of interest.... is that after all the delays and the time it has taken to get this thing up and running, it will only open partially.    The southern half will start out as a bus bridge because of the infill station Airport Metro Connector.  So initially the only connection to the rest of the system will be at Expo/Crenshaw for the E line.  Thus the realignment that would integrate the Crenshaw Line with the existing C Line will not happen until the Airport Metro Connector is open and the entire Crenshaw Line has gone into service.

 

Due to ongoing construction of a new Airport Metro Connector Station at Aviation Boulevard/96th Street, the Crenshaw/LAX Line is anticipated to open seven stations, operating between Expo/Crenshaw and Westchester/Veterans stations. A bus bridge will link the Crenshaw/LAX Line at Westchester/Veterans Station to the C Line (Green) at Aviation/LAX Station. 

[KevinKorell]

L.A. Metro Source, 6/25/22:

 

 

    Dedication held for Leimert Park Station for Crenshaw/LAX Line (K Line)      

 

 

In advance of the opening of the K Line later this year, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) today held a station dedication celebration for the community at the future Leimert Park Station.

 

Details

[KevinKorell]

Metro has officially announced that the new Crenshaw Line will be the K Line, and while the name won't involve an associated color, it will be shown in pink on the maps.

 

 

  Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project 

 

Metro’s plan for better transit includes the K Line to bring more travel options and access to opportunity. This project will extend from E Line (Expo) at Expo/Crenshaw Station and merge with C Line (Green) at Aviation/LAX Station, connecting the Crenshaw Corridor, Inglewood and El Segundo.

 

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