Construction is in full gear along the 11.5-mile light rail corridor from Pasadena to Azusa. The freight track realignment between San Gabriel Ave, in Azusa and the Azusa boundary with the city of Glendora is now complete. This includes improvements at all of the at-grade crossings within this section of the project (Azusa Ave crossing shown below), as well as completion of three freight bridges (Palm Dr Bridge shown below).
In addition to the three freight bridges just discussed, work on all of the 24 bridges being built or modified for the project is going well. Seventeen are either completed or underway, including the longest bridge - the 700-foot-long San Gabriel River Bridge. It will be complete in the coming weeks, in time for the start of the rainy season. Below is a photo from the recently completed final concrete pour, as well as a shot of the bridge looking east.
Additionally, work is underway on three of the six stations (under construction station platforms at the future Monrovia and Duarte stations shown below). Now that Alameda Ave is permanently closed in Azusa, the Downtown Azusa station will also break ground soon.
Finally, nearly half of the at-grade crossings are now complete. Below is an image showing the status of the at-grade crossings:
Currently, the following streets are closed for grade crossing improvements:
- Intersection of First Ave and Santa Clara St, Arcadia
- Mayflower Ave at the railroad corridor, Monrovia
- California Ave at the railroad corridor, Monrovia (shown below)
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Azusa to Montclair Update:
Following certification of the environmental impact report earlier this year, the Construction Authority is preparing to kick-off the next phase of work for the Azusa to Montclair project. Starting in October, the Authority will host a meeting with city staff and officials to discuss the schedule and scope for Advanced Conceptual Engineering (ACE). The ACE work, which is expected to begin next year, will advance the design and engineering for the 12.3-mile, six station project to a point where it will be ready for a future design-build procurement.
As the Construction Authority continues to progress on the planning and engineering for this segment, they also continue to work with Metro to identify potential funding opportunities for the $950 million project. If funding is able to be secured in FY2015-16, the Construction Authority anticipates that construction can be completed on this segment in FY2021-22.
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