The following excerpts appeared in Streetsblog Los Angeles on June 6, 2025. To read the full article, click here.
Glendora Celebrates New Metro A Line Station – Streetsblog Los Angeles
At the Glendora Metro Station dedication, elected officials and stakeholders pose with the commemorative boulder. Courtesy of the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority
By Chris Greenspon
June 6, 2025
[excerpts]:
“It is fitting that we begin our station dedications here in Glendora, not just because it’s the first stop in the new segment, but because Glendora carried a heavy share of the construction,” said Reece. “Nearly half of the $1.5 billion project took place right here: Grand Avenue, Foothill Boulevard, Route 66, Lone Hill Avenue. These streets and the people who live and work along them, endured years of noise, detours and disruptions. To the residents, business owners and city staff of Glendora, thank you.”
Glendora’s Mayor David Fredendall, on the other hand, turned the recognition back to the Construction Authority and its contracting partner, Kiewit Parsons.
“It is a tremendous challenge to create something new while you’re right in the middle of something living everyday. I can’t imagine that was an easy task,” Fredendall said.
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“I’m confident we’ll see this project through the completion of both Claremont and Montclair,” [SGVCOG President, Foothill Gold Line Board Member and La Verne Mayor Tim Hepburn] proclaimed, “as this is extremely important for all of us to ultimately connect to Ontario Airport, which will be amazing.” [Note also, that the city of La Verne plans to build a pedestrian bridge over Arrow Highway, for the Fairplex station.]
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“As the San Gabriel Valley prepares to welcome 2 million more residents over the next two decades [doubling today’s population], Glendora is well positioned as part of a clean, modern transportation corridor that will reduce vehicle traffic, cut greenhouse gas emissions, connect our residents to jobs, schools, hospitals and cultural destinations throughout the region,” [Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger’s Field Deputy Vicky Paul] began.
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