As part of ongoing construction work for the Regional Connector Transit Project, workers will begin the process of relocating existing Metro Gold Line tracks at 1st Street and Alameda Street near downtown Los Angeles in the Little Tokyo area in preparation for the start of tunneling operations. The work being performed is set to begin Friday, January 8 2016 at 9 p.m. and is expected to take up to three months to complete.
As a result, there will be no Gold Line train service operating between Union Station and the Pico/Aliso Gold Line Station. Metro will operate a series of bus shuttles between the two stations to provide Gold Line patrons service to the Little Tokyo area and Pico/Aliso station during the three month closure.
Gold Line riders who usually travel either to the Little Tokyo Gold Line Station or through the impacted area will either need to get off the Gold Line at Union Station or the Gold Line Pico/Aliso station and board the Gold Line shuttle buses. Travel delays through this area are expected and Metro encourages the public to make adjustments to their schedules.
Gold Line shuttle service will operate between the Pico/Alison Station and the Gold Line Atlantic Station in East Los Angeles every 10 minutes during the peak periods. In addition, Metro will continue to operate regular service on the Gold Line between Union Station and the Sierra Madre Villa Station in Pasadena.
The Regional Connector Transit Project completes a 1.9-mile segment between the Metro Blue and Expo Lines and the Metro Gold Line by providing a direct connection with three new stations planned for 1st Street/Central Avenue, 2nd Street/Broadway and 2nd Place/Hope Street in downtown Los Angeles.
The new Metro Rail extension will offer an alternative transportation option to congested roadways. Through improved connectivity, riders will be better able to use the entire Metro Rail system, municipal bus lines and other regional transportation services.
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