Measure R Passes
Well, it looks as if the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension is back on track, er, pun intended.
Foothill Extension representative Linda Manning sent out an information email today with encouraging words for all those looking forward to having light rail access in Monrovia.
“The Los Angeles The Los Angeles County Registrar made the results official on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 with Measure R passing with 67.93% approval. Although passage was anticipated following the November 4th election, provisional and absentee ballots were yet to be finalized before the December 2nd certification deadline,” wrote Manning. “The first phase of the Foothill Extension (Phase 2A through Azusa) is one of many projects listed within Measure R’s Operating Plan, with funding availability slated as early as 2010.”
She indicated that the best case timeline has been revised as follows:
December 2009
Commencement of the design / build procurement process for both the Santa Anita Aerial Structure and the Foothill Extension Phase 2A Alignment
June 2010
Recommend award of Santa Anita (Arcadia) Aerial Structure
August 2010
Groundbreaking for Santa Anita Aerial Structure
February 2011
Recommend Award of Foothill Extension Phase 2A contract
Groundbreaking for Foothill Extension Phase 2A
December 2013
Phase 2A Revenue Service
For more details on this topic, visit the Foothill Extension Website.
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The extension folks seem to be a bit overly optomistic. Friends of mine on the real Metro committees are saying the gold line isn’t going to get funding for at last 10 years at it underserves the region needs. It will take a back seat to the lines from Downtown LA to Santa Monica and the Westside. It even takes a back seat to the 405 line from Santa Clarita to the West side.