Board picks potential firm to build Pomona-to-Montclair light rail extension – Los Angeles Daily News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

The following excerpt appeared in the Los Angeles Daily News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin on July 11, 2024. To read the full article (may require subscription), click here.

Board picks potential firm to build Pomona-to-Montclair light rail extension – Los Angeles Daily News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority board moved ahead on Thursday, July 11, 2024 with the contracting process to build a new extension of the A Line (formerly Gold Line) from Pomona to Claremont and Montclair. Seen here is an artist rendering of the Montclair A Line Station. (image courtesy of the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority).

By Steve Scauzillo

July 11, 2024

[excerpts]:

The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority Board voted 4-0 to work with Kiewit Infrastructure West Co., which it deemed most qualified to build the 3.2-mile extension from Pomona to Claremont and across county lines to Montclair, with the eastern terminus at the Montclair Transit Center.

Since the Pomona, Claremont and Montclair light-rail stations already include separate but adjoining stations for the heavy, passenger rail line of Metrolink, this doubles the transit opportunities for Inland Empire commuters, Wiggins said.

“It will present the opportunity to have light rail and commuter rail options,” [Metro CEO Stephanie] Wiggins said. “It recognizes that one size doesn’t fit all.”

synergy between light rail and Metrolink at Montclair, Claremont and Pomona would add about 2,000 Metrolink passengers a day, said Montclair City Manager Edward Starr.

“We will have the longest light rail system in the world crossing two counties,” said Ed Reece, Claremont City council member and Authority board chair. “It will make a significant life-changing impact, not just for Claremont and Montclair, but for the people of the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Valley.”

To read the full article (may require subscription), click here.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *