Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Crenshaw/LAX Line

The transformation of Crenshaw at Exposition - the gateway to a historic black neighborhood - apparently also includes the rapture of the entire black population... save one undoubtedly confused person in cargo shorts. Source: Metro

When Your Renderings Suggest the Black Population Has Been Abducted by Aliens, It May Be the Least of Your Problems

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 14, 2017 | 51 Comments

The transformation of Crenshaw at Exposition - the gateway to a historic black neighborhood - apparently also includes the abduction of the entire black population by aliens... save one undoubtedly confused person who appears to be in cargo shorts.

Screen capture from LAX people mover video

New Video Showcases LAX People Mover

By Joe Linton | Aug 16, 2017 | 11 Comments

Watch a fly-through showcasing peoplemover connections with Metro, parking, rental cars, and LAX terminals

Segment A of the Rail-to-River bike and pedestrian path will run along Slauson between the Crenshaw and Blue Lines; Segment B will run along Randolph towards the river. Source: Metro

Metro Offers Update on Rail-to-River Bike/Ped Path Design; Project to Break Ground Mid-2018

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 7, 2017 | 7 Comments

Metro expects to see the preliminary (30 percent) design completed shortly and to hire a design/build construction contractor to finish the plans and break ground by mid-2018. The project would be completed in late 2019, around the time that the Crenshaw/LAX Line would be opening.

Harriet the Tunnel Boring Machine ready to retire. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Her Work Done on Crenshaw’s Underground Railroad, Harriet the Tunnel Boring Machine Retires

By Joe Linton | Apr 21, 2017 | 1 Comment

Metro celebrated the retirement of Harriet the Tunnel Boring Machine, which built two mile-long tunnels below Crenshaw Boulevard. Metro's Crenshaw/LAX light rail line is expected to open in Fall 2019.

#DamienTalks – Goodbye Harriet and an Update on Crenshaw Construction

By Damien Newton | Apr 21, 2017 | 1 Comment

As anyone who reads Streetsblog or The Source or who follows the pace of rail expansion in Los Angeles knows, today is the “retirement party” for Harriet, the tunnel boring machine that has been drilling about a mile of tunnel for the Crenshaw Line. Today, #DamienTalks with Anthony Crump, the Constructions Relations Manager for the Crenshaw […]

The Crenshaw/LAX construction budget is one of several rail items before the Metro board this month. Photo: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Metro Construction Committee Pushes Rail Votes To Board Meeting Next Week

By Joe Linton | Jan 19, 2017 | 2 Comments

Metro is deciding several rail construction issues: budget increases for Crenshaw/LAX and Regional Connector, contract for Purple Line Extension phase 2, and possible future Arts District service.

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