LOS ANGELES — The LA Metro board has submitted a package seeking $1.9 billion in funding from the state of California for three light rail projects, Metro announced today (Wednesday, Dec. 7).
The funds would come from the state’s Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program. Funding from that program is expected to be awarded on Jan. 31, 2023.
The application from Metro includes:
— $600 million for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor, a 9-mile light rail line between the G (Orange) Line bus rapid transit Van Nuys station and the Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink station.
— $798 million for the L (Gold) Line Foothill Extension Project in the San Gabriel Valley between Pomona — to be reached by an under-construction extension from Azusa — and the city of Montclair.
— $500 million for the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor, a 19.3-mile light rail line between Artesia and L.A. Union Station.
Metro said its staff and board selected these projects because they best meet the criteria for the state program: state of project readiness, improving transit inequities in vunerable communities, and significant federal and/or local funds already committed.
“These are transformational projects that will bring faster, more frequent transit and better mobility to important areas of Los Angeles County that are long overdue to receive rail projects,” said Glendale City Council Member and Metro Board Chair Ara J. Najarian. “These projects will also help complete the Metro transit network with better connections to local buses, Metrolink regional rail, jobs, schools and other important destinations.”
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