Phase 1 Construction

"The concept for the Exposition Transit Parkway has historical roots in Olmsted and Bartholomew's 1930 plan for Parks Playgrounds and Beaches of Los Angeles. ... Translating this plan into a 21st century model of a transit parkway is the basis for a new set of guiding principles for the Mid City/Exposition LRT Project." (2005 Final EIS/EIR Executive Summary, page 15)

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Updated 5/20/08

This sketch shows the landscaping to be added to the existing Blue Line along Flower Street. (source)

This shows construction on the concrete deck over the trench at Exposition and Figueroa, with a precast box girder being lowered into position, Fall 2007.

(source 12/6/07 update, page 8)

This shows the Trousdale Walk station between USC and Exposition Park, looking east. (source)

K-rails and fencing are up along much of the route. The median of Exposition Blvd. is being cleared to begin construction, May 2008.

These palm trees from the median of Exposition Blvd. have been trimmed and temporarily moved, to be used in the Expo Line's landscaping (April 2008).

This computer image shows standard station design and typical landscaping. Art work and landscaping will distinguish each station within a common design theme. (source)

View looking north at the La Brea bridge and station (source). The arched span and sloped columns reflect the Urban Design Committee's requests.

Track removal (here between La Brea and La Cienega) and right-of-way clearing was completed in March 2008.

National Blvd.'s southern Ballona Creek bridge is being demolished for a wider bridge to carry all four lanes (July 2008).

The new Expo Line bridge will cross above La Cienega, National/Jefferson, and the historic railroad bridge (left), then come to grade east of Hayden.

National's northern bridge will be for bicycles and pedestrians only, to the new bike path on the north side of the tracks.

In November 2007 the Metro Board approved programming $50 million in Proposition 1B funds for the Culver City aerial station, and authorized staff to apply for these funds so this station could be part of Expo phase 1. Caltrans approved the the $50 million funding in March 2008.

It will go here, looking east from Robertson (April 2008).

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