This morning San Gabriel Valley community and regional leaders gathered to dedicate the new La Verne / Fairplex Metro A Line Station. La Verne was the fourth station dedication this month; earlier celebrations took place at new stations in Glendora, San Dimas, and Pomona.
The new $1.5 billion 9.1-mile Foothill A Line extension phase is not open yet. Construction is complete, and Metro is currently testing. Rail service is expected to debut in the next couple months.
La Verne Mayor Tim Hepburn praised the A Line for connectivity, economic opportunity, and clean electric mobility. Numerous elected officials and agency leaders praised the multitude of people who brought this station and the A Line extension to fruition: from construction workers, to planners, to agency staff, to the station artists, to the surrounding communities - all supported by a relay race of political leaders.
Even when the next extension to Pomona opens in... well, really soon... there will still be a few more Foothill A Line projects to look forward to.
The San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments is the lead agency for a planned $26 million ~1500 foot pedestrian/bicyclist bridge connecting La Verne Station to the Pomona Fairplex. The bridge will extend over the Metrolink rail tracks and busy Arrow Highway. Construction is expected to get underway in late 2025, and to be completed in about 18 months.
There's also more Foothill A Line planned east of Pomona. Though the next phase hit a snag, the Construction Authority continues to set the stage to extend the A Line further east. The next ~3-mile phase will include two stations; the next will be in Claremont, and past the county line into Montclair in San Bernardino County. At today's celebration several speakers expressed support for a long-hoped-for future extension to the Ontario Airport.
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