30 years in the Making; Monrovia Council breaks ceremonial ground for Station Square Transit Village
On Wednesday morning scores of VIP’s from numerous agencies involved in the project gathered for a ceremonial ground breaking of the new Station Square Transit Village which will be part of the hub of the new Gold Line station at the site of the Monrovia Depot which, over 120 years ago, served as a major train station .
Along with the opening of the Metro Gold Line in 2016, the completion of the Station Square Transit Village will be a “ defining moment for the City of Monrovia, as transit reinvents the area around the new Monrovia Gold Line Station.,” according to a city press release sent out Wednesday.
Station Square is the largest Public Works project in the city’s history. It is a community-driven project that fulfills a long and involved planning process to “deliver a unique vision. “ Monrovia is utilizing $25 million from the State Urban Greening grant, Measure R funds, Proposition C monies, Federal 5309 funds and $16.5 million from the Gold Line Construction Authority from the sale of land for the Gold Line Operations Campus (Maintenance and Operations Yard) for the project and surrounding street and infrastructure improvements to benefit the community and complement the opening of the Gold Line Station.
The City of Monrovia has envisioned Station Square for nearly a decade and additionally the city unveiled a plaque illustrating the new park ‘s plan.
Speakers included: Monrovia Mayor Lutz, Representative from the Gold Line Construction Authority Board ,
Representative from the METRO Board ,Assemblymember Chris Holden
Assemblymember Roger Hernandez, Representative from Judy Chu’s Office,
Representative from Congresswoman Grace Napolitano’s Office.
Representative from Senator Carol Liu’s Office and
Representative from Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich.
