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, which is planned to run through Southeast L.A. County. A “yes” vote would clear the way for design and engineering work to begin on the project. The light rail line is set to stretch from Artesia to the Slauson Avenue station of the A Line , then eventually north to downtown L.
, which is planned to run through Southeast L.A. County. A “yes” vote would clear the way for design and engineering work to begin on the project.. The light rail line is set to stretch from Artesia to the Slauson Avenue station of the A Line , then eventually north to downtown L.A.The Southeast Gateway Metro Line, which would serve several majority-Latino cities where residents have long endured poor air quality due to nearby freeways and industry, could soon clear a key hurdle. Metro’s planning and programming committee has recommended that the full board approve a final environmental impact report for the, which is set to stretch from the city of Artesia to the Slauson Avenue station of the A Line , then eventually north to downtown L.A.next Thursday . A “yes” vote would clear the way for design and engineering work to begin on the project, according to the transportation agency.. Until recently it was referred to as the West Santa Ana Branch, named for a one-time Pacific Electric rail corridor that stopped operating in the late 1950s, and whose right-of-way it would partly occupy.. The new name refers to the so-called “Gateway Cities” of southeast L.A. County that the line will serve, among them Vernon, Huntington Park, Bell, Cudahy, and South Gate, Downey, Paramount, Bellflower, Cerritos and Artesia. Most of these cities, with the exception of Artesia and Cerritos, are predominantly Latino. This is especially true in areas like Huntington Park, Bell, Cudahy and South Gate, working-class communities that have longthe final environmental impact report online, along with a list of locations where printed copies may be viewed, including several local libraries., Metro described the 98-square-mile area to be served by the Southeast Gateway Line as a “high-travel demand corridor with 44% population below the poverty line and 18% of households that do not own a car; transit demand is significant.” L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis, who with other county supervisors sits on the board, praised the forward movement on the environmental impact report. In a statement, she said the light rail line would address transportation and mobility disparities in Southeast L.A. County. “Once the Southeast Gateway Line comes to fruition, residents from the region, many of them essential workers, will finally have direct and quick access to Downtown Los Angeles,” Solis said. But that still won’t be for a long time. According to Metro, the rail line is not expected to be completed until 2035. The initial stretch between Artesia and the A Line at Slauson Avenue is expected to cost between $7 billion and $9 billion, according to the agency, including funding from
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