Construction On Expo Line Said To Continue For Another Year
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Construction for the Exposition Light Rail Transit Line began more than three years ago.
The Expo Line aims to provide an alternate travel option to the consistent traffic on the I-10 freeway.
Phase 1 of the project, which broke ground in 2006, will produce an 8.6 mile track with nine stops from Downtown L.A. to Culver City.
"We are supposed to be working on this for another year," said construction worker George Hernandez, who was working at the Expo/USC stop. "But I doubt we'll be done."
Though multiple electrical and construction companies are working on the project, electrician Mike Johnson said, "There just aren't enough men out here working every day."
Gabriela Collins, a representative from the Exposition Construction Authority, said the Expo Line will be operating from Downtown L.A. to the La Cienega Boulevard stop next summer.
"In summer 2011, the light rail will be open and operating from 7th Street to La Cienega," she said. "Unfortunately the last stop in Culver City on Venice Boulevard is trailing behind. We are projecting that it will be finished in late 2011 and open in early 2012."
Phase 2 of the Expo Line, which would go from Culver City to Santa Monica, is projected to be complete by summer 2015, Collins said.
