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1/28/2009
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LACMTA tests train clearances on Eastside extension
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Yesterday, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) tested the first light-rail car on the Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension.
The agency performed the tests to verify the proper clearances between the rail car and surrounding equipment and facilities, including 1.8-mile twin tunnels that run beneath Boyle Heights.
LACMTA plans to open the six-mile extension this summer. The line will feature eight stations — including two underground — and will run from Union Station in downtown L.A., through the Arts District/Little Tokyo and Boyle Heights, to Atlantic/Pomona Boulevards in East Los Angeles. The $898 million extension will serve one of the most densely populated and heavily transit dependent areas in Los Angeles County.
The agency performed the tests to verify the proper clearances between the rail car and surrounding equipment and facilities, including 1.8-mile twin tunnels that run beneath Boyle Heights.
LACMTA plans to open the six-mile extension this summer. The line will feature eight stations — including two underground — and will run from Union Station in downtown L.A., through the Arts District/Little Tokyo and Boyle Heights, to Atlantic/Pomona Boulevards in East Los Angeles. The $898 million extension will serve one of the most densely populated and heavily transit dependent areas in Los Angeles County.
