The following excerpt appeared in the Claremont Courier on July 11, 2024. To read the full article, click here.

Finally, the stars A Line: funding secured for Pomona to Montclair light-rail – The Claremont Courier

A light-rail test car glides along tracks in San Dimas on Wednesday above the intersection of Bonita and Cataract avenues. Photo/courtesy of Habib Balian

By Andrew Alonzo

July 11, 2024

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The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority got a great bit of news Monday when the California State Transportation Agency announced it was to provide $798 million to complete the 3.2 mile segment of Los Angeles Metro’s A Line (formerly Gold Line) extension from Pomona to Montclair, capping a yearslong effort to fund the project.

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“It will definitely add the needed public transit infrastructure,” said Claremont City Council member Ed Reece, chair of the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority board. “In regards to Claremont, this will bring opportunity to our small businesses throughout the Village and elsewhere in the community. This is going to create an opportunity for people to really visit Southern California and the greater LA area.”

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The construction authority will let residents know when it expects to break ground once a vendor is hired, said Lisa Levy Buch, the construction authority’s chief communications and strategic development officer.

The Pomona to Montclair segment is budgeted to include new light-rail bridges over Garey and Towne avenues in Pomona, Indian Hill Boulevard in Claremont, and Monte Vista Avenue in Montclair, new Metro A Line stations in Claremont and Montclair, and a relocated Metrolink Station in Claremont, Levy Buch explained. Construction is projected to be complete by 2030.

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