Metro eyes analysis of Green Line extension in South Bay
A rendering of two possible routes for the Green Line extension. Image courtesy Metro Southern California transit officials will consider a contract worth more than $30,000,000 to plan for an extension of the Green Line, a major expansion of rail transit into the South Bay. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority at its Thursday meeting will vote on whether to award a contract to STV Incorporated, a consulting firm that has previously worked with the New York subway and rail systems, to provide both environmental analysis and conceptual engineering services for the extension. The plan got a tentative recommendation earlier this month from Metro’s Planning subcommittee. Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, a Metro board member whose District Four includes the South Bay, said that okaying the combined planning effort will ultimately enable the Green Line extension to be completed sooner, and for less money. “We have gotten the support of the Metro Board to accelerate this project and get the Green Line Extension to Torrance completed ahead of schedule. To get this done we asked Metro to come up with creative solutions that can save time and money,” Hahn said in a statement…
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