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Arcadia Weekly Feb 16, 2010
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With the October 2009 passage of Metro’s 2009 Long Range Transportation Plan, the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension is slated to receive critical funds to break ground on construction of the line’s next phase (Phase 2A) from Pasadena to Azusa in June 2010. The more than $800 million allocation represents an important early win for Measure R funds that will translate into new jobs, increased economic investment and new public transit options in the region. Foothill Extension Construction Authority Board members joined a coalition of city elected and business leaders to commemorate this achievement and the coming of the Foothill Extension Phase 2A project. Officials unveiled the fourth of six station signs in the city of Arcadia at the future station site in anticipation of the project’s June 2010 ground breaking.
Mayor John WuoMayor, Pro Tempore Peter M. Amundson, Councilmember Roger Chandler, Councilmember Robert C. Harbicht, Arcadia Chamber of Commerce President Kevin Zimmerman, Foothill Extension Construction Authority CEO Habib Balian and the Authority staff were among the guest at the ceremony Wednesday morning.
The Goldline station billboard was unveiled in Arcadia Wednesday morning before an enthusiastic group of area civic leaders. Prior to the unveiling, several dignitaries spoke of the tremendous effort put into getting to this day including Arcadia Mayor John Wou, left, and Arcadia councilman Roger Chandler. Groundbreaking is set for June. - Photos by Terry Miller
The station is slated to be located at the northwest corner of N. 1st Ave./Santa Clara St. in the city of Arcadia. 91006
The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority is an independent transportation planning and construction agency created in 1999 by the California State Legislature. Its purpose is to construct the Gold Line light-rail line from downtown Los Angeles to Montclair.
The Construction Authority completed Phase 1 of the line in 2003 (connecting downtown Los Angeles to Pasadena) and is currently preparing to begin construction on Phase 2A (Pasadena to Azusa). Phase 2B will extend the line further east (from Glendora to Montclair), and a possible extension to LA/Ontario International Airport is under study. Funds from Los Angeles County’s Measure R half-cent sales tax increase have been allocated to the Foothill Extension project and construction is projected to begin on Phase 2A in June 2010. Additional funds are being sought to complete the remaining phases of the project.
