Southeast Gateway Line (former West Santa Ana Branch)
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Metro Approves Southeast L.A. West Santa Ana Branch Rail Line Alignment and Phasing
The 19.3-mile light rail line will extend from Union Station through what are known as the Gateway Cities to a terminus in the city of Artesia, near Orange County
February 2, 2022
Metro Input Meetings Offer West Santa Ana Branch Rail Details
The 19-mile rail line will extend from downtown L.A. into southeast L.A. County. It may be built in phases, with an initial opening anticipated around 2041.
August 25, 2021
Metro Releases Draft Environmental Documents For West Santa Ana Branch Rail
The nearly 20-mile light rail line will extend from downtown Los Angeles through Vernon, Huntington Park, Cudahy, Bell, South Gate, Downey, Cerritos, Bellflower, and Artesia.
August 2, 2021
Metro Rail Shorts: Crenshaw and Connector Delays, Sepulveda Video, and More
Crenshaw now anticipated to open on November 1, 2022, shortly after the Regional Connector on August 29, 2022
May 11, 2021
New Unofficial Metro Projects Progress Video
Watch this 12-minute video by Nick Andert to better understand Metro progress on rail and Bus Rapid Transit projects
April 27, 2021
Whittier Councilmember Fernando Dutra Appointed to Metro Board
After one false start, today Dutra's Metro board appointment was approved by the county's City Selection Committee; his term is through January 1, 2025
March 8, 2021
Interview with Whittier City Councilmember Fernando Dutra
Dutra is vying to be the Gateway Cities (officially the Southeast Long Beach Sector) representative on the Metro Board of Directors. Read his take on Whittier, bicycling, Metro, light rail, freeway expansion, and more.
February 16, 2021
Metro Relaunches Rail-to-River Community Engagement Process to Choose New Southeast Cities Route
The planned WSAB rail line won't leave enough room for a bike/walk path on Randolph, forcing Metro to seek an alternative route
February 10, 2021
Interview with Ali Saleh, Mayor of the City of Bell
"We also need to elevate issues of equity around the users of public transportation and ensure that when we are planning for a system that gets us out of our cars, low income communities of color are front and center because they're the ones already using the system."
December 23, 2020
Metro’s Excessive West Santa Ana Branch Cost Estimates Are for Wrong Type of Project
Metro's bogus numbers dismiss surface heavy rail by citing inflated 20-mile tunnel costs
May 16, 2018
