Pasadena to Azusa Update:
Work on the 11.5-mile Foothill Gold Line light rail project from Pasadena to Azusa continues on time and on budget. This month, crews are completing two more at-grade crossings (Myrtle Ave in Monrovia and San Gabriel Ave in Azusa); leaving only three of the 14 at-grade crossings to be completed. Work is now underway on all three - Magnolia Ave and Mountain Ave in Monrovia and Virginia Ave in Azusa. Mountain Ave will be closing for approximately eight months total (in phases), to allow crews to not only complete the grade crossing work, but also reconstruct the intersection of Mountain Ave and Duarte Rd to improve safety and visibility.
Construction has started on all six stations, and canopy structures are now installed at the three westernmost stations - Arcadia, Monrovia and Duarte. Nearly all of the project's two dozen bridge structures are now complete and light rail track is being installed west of Irwindale. The Overhead Catenary System poles are starting to be put in place, and miles of soundwalls and retaining walls are now installed. See the chart below for details about wall construction progress.
Azusa-Downtown Station continues to take shape.
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Myrtle Ave grade crossing completed five weeks ahead of schedule.
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Miles of soundwalls are now in place; these are in Duarte.
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Overhead Catenary System pole installation.
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Recently, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved the Construction Authority's request for noise mitigation for intersections near sensitive receptors (like homes, schools, hospitals, etc.) in the portion of the project that only has light rail. The CPUC approved installation of shrouds around the crossing bells to direct the noise down to the intersection, as well as the silencing of the bells once the gates are in the horizontal position, for the following at-grade crossings: Mayflower Ave, Magnolia Ave, California Ave, Mountain Ave and Buena Vista St. These measures have worked well in cities along the current operational Gold Line. The Construction Authority has submitted a request to implement similar measures at crossings in the city of Azusa, where the light rail is within a shared corridor with BNSF Railway. A decision is forthcoming.
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Gold Line Station Artist Spotlight Videos:
As each of the six new Gold Line light rail stations begin to take shape, the station artists are hard at work behind the scenes preparing the artwork that will make each station unique. Each artist, selected by their station city based on their experience and concept, is developing artwork that will represent the history and culture of their station's surroundings and community. In the videos below, you will get to know each station artist, along with the stories behind their station art concepts.
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Arcadia Station Artist: Michael Davis
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Monrovia Station Artist: Cha-Rie Tang
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Duarte/City of Hope Station Artists: Andrea Myklebust & Stanton Sears
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Irwindale Station Artist: Robin Brailsford
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Azusa-Downtown Station Artist: Jose Antonio Aguirre
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APU/Citrus College Station Artist: Lynn Goodpasture
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Azusa to Montclair Update:
Last week, the Foothill Gold Line board of directors awarded a $2.5 million contract to AECOM to support the Construction Authority in developing the advanced conceptual engineering for the Azusa to Montclair segment. Once this 18-month process is complete, the Azusa to Montclair segment will be shovel ready for a design-build procurement. The 12.3-mile segment will take approximately four years to design and build, once funding is secured. Click here to read the press release.
In the coming months, more information will be available regarding the design and engineering for the next segment of the line. We plan to hold public meetings in the cities from Azusa to Montclair to keep the community updated on our progress and to receive your feedback. If you are getting this e-newsletter, you will also get notification of those future meetings.
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