Why 2 major LA Metro rail projects were denied funding by California transit agency

A first-ever released 'ratings sheet' from the state transportation agency explained why two major Los Angeles County rail projects were completely...

March 21, 2023
8:50 PM

A first-ever released 'ratings sheet' from the state transportation agency explained why two major Los Angeles County rail projects were completely shut out of funding, a decision that leaves these projects, which promised to reduce traffic and air pollution, in jeopardy. The Gold Line (now L Line) 3.2-mile extension from Pomona into Montclair, budgeted at $798 million, and the misnamed West Santa Ana Branch line (WSAB) , budgeted at $500 million, being planned from Artesia to downtown Los Angeles.

Steve Scauzillo