Английская Википедия:C Line Extension
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The C Line Extension is a project by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to extend the C Line (formerly known as the Green Line) from its terminus in Redondo Beach to Torrance. It is expected to open for service between 2030 and 2033.[1] The project was known as the South Bay Metro Light Rail Extension in planning.
The project will become an extension of the K Line upon the completion of LAX/Metro Transit Center station in late 2024, which will become the C Line's new western terminus and allow K Line trains to terminate at Redondo Beach station.[2]
Overview
Metro is currently working on the initial environmental study of a corridor extension of the C Line from its Redondo terminus toward the southeast. The extension would roughly follow the Harbor Subdivision right of way into the South Bay, to the proposed Torrance Regional Transit Center (RTC).[3]
A study of the South Bay Extension was necessary to initiate the publication of a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR). The study was expected to be completed in 2011, but the project was placed on hold in the Spring of 2012 due to uncertain funding.Шаблон:Cn With the passage of Measure M in 2016, $619 million was earmarked for the Green Line Extension south and the study resumed. The environmental impact report was scheduled to be released in March 2022,[4] but was ultimately pushed back to fall/winter 2022.[5] Preparing the report led the agency to study further alternatives for grade separations along the two routes.[1] The draft environmental impact report was eventually released in January 2023.[6]
Route selection
Four potential routes for the extension starting at Redondo Beach station were initially considered. The station in Lawndale was eliminated due to community opposition.[4]
Metro authorized two of four alternatives to move forward: Alternative #1 and Alternative #3. Metro staff recommended the two alternatives for the draft environmental impact statement (DEIR) status for further analysis and refinement in September 2018. The study area includes the former Harbor Subdivisions right of way. The extension study consists of the Redondo Beach station to the Torrance Transit Center, a Шаблон:Convert extension study area.[7] Metro began composing the DEIR in January 2021[8] and released it in January 2023.[5] The first alternative has been expanded into two, differing in whether the alignment is mainly built above grade over the existing ROW or in an open-air trench under the current ROW (with the freight ROW being rebuilt afterward). The route and stations are identical between the two options.
| DEIR Alternative[7] | Description | Ridership (daily) |
Estimated cost (billions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative 1: ROW Overcrossing | A Light rail transit (LRT) line heading south from the Redondo Beach station on the ROW of Harbor Subdivision. A stop at the Redondo Beach Transit Center adjacent to Pacific Crest Cemetery between Grant Ave and 182nd St. On 190th St., it continues southeast along the ROW with a terminus at the Torrance Transit Center. A 7-minute ride. | 10,340 | $0.893 |
| Alternative 2: Hawthorne to 190th St | A LRT line heading southeast from Redondo Beach station parallel to I-405, which then heads south on Hawthorne Boulevard. Two new stations, a South Bay Galleria mall station and a station at Torrance Transit Center in Torrance along the Harbor Subdivision ROW at 465 Crenshaw Blvd. A 9-minute ride. | 10,640 | $1 to 1.2 |
The following table shows all potential Metro stations and the alternatives for which they apply:
| Station Options | Alt 1 | Alt 2 | Connecting Rail/Bus Service | Community |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redondo Beach station (already built) | Шаблон:Tick | Шаблон:Tick | Redondo Beach | |
| Redondo Beach Transit Center station | Шаблон:Tick | – | Beach Cities Transit | Redondo Beach |
| South Bay Galleria station | – | Шаблон:Tick | Redondo Beach | |
| Torrance Transit Center station | Шаблон:Tick | Шаблон:Tick | Torrance Transit | Torrance |
According to the LA County Expenditure Plan (Measure M), groundbreaking for the project is scheduled for 2026, with an expected opening in 2030–2033, as of 2022.[5] The timeline is expected to be accelerated under the Twenty-eight by '28 initiative.[9]
On August 16, 2023, Metro conducted a survey in regards to the C Line extension, in which 67% of the voters supported the project. After releasing an Draft Environmental Impact Review (EIR) of the project on January 27, 2023, 66% of the comments prefer extending the C Line using the Metro ROW option.[10]
References
External links
- C Line (Green) Extension to Torrance
- South Bay Metro Light Rail Extension (old Metro page)
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