Crenshaw/LAX Line - Wikipedia https ://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Crenshaw/LAX_ Line WIKIPEDIA Crenshaw/LAX Line The Crenshaw/LAX Line is an 4) Crenshaw/LAX line under-construction light rail line e that ,..,m run through southwest :L,()~ J\rlgel~~' in a north to south direction. It "'ill connect the Crenshaw neighborl19od and Leimert Park to the Gtl:Y gf I11gl~'':'()()cl and :l,()S A11g~l~~ I.11.t~.fl1.<lti()Ilal ....... J\lrp()rt (LAX). When completed, the line "'ill be a part of the :l,()S Allgeles County ]\l{~tr() }\(lil .. ~y~tem. The project is being built by :L,()~ Map of the approved route of the Crenshaw/LAX Line 1'\Iig~l~s Q()l!l1ty l\,1~tr()p()litaf1 Overview Ir.011~p()r.l:C1.ti9I1 ................. A11tl19rjty Other Line C (as northern Green Line extension) (Metro). The project has been name(s) given high priority by Metro in its long-range plan;[3] it has funding Type Light rail set aside in Measure R.[4] The System Los Angeles Metro Rail Final EIR was certified on 22 Status Under construction September 2011.EsJ The t~cl~E<ll locale Crenshaw, Inglewood, Westchester Transit Administration (FTA) gave its approval to build the Termini Aviation/Century (south) Expo/Crenshaw (north) $i.766 billionL6] light rail line was given in .January 2012J7J Stations 8[1l (+ 1 under construction infill station) Website Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project (http://www.metro.net/project Metro began pre-construction in s/crenshaw_ corridor/) July 2012, and a Notice to Proceed was issued by Metro in Operation September 2013.E8J An official Opened Mid-2020 (expected)[2l ground-breaking ceremony for Operator(s) mMetro (LACMTA) the project was held on January Character At-grade, underground sections and aerial sections 21, 2014J9J Heavy construction began in June 2014 and initial Technical revenue service projected to begin Line length 8.5 miles (13.7 km)[1J by mid-2020.E2 l Track gauge 4 ft 81./2 in (1,435 mm) Route map Contents 1of12 8/13/2019, 10:39 AM Crenshaw/LAX Line - Wikipedia https ://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Crenshaw/LAX_ Line future extension Route to 8 Red Line and. Purple Line Station listing ~ Expo/Crenshaw I] Martin Luther King Jr. Qi Service ·'® ·@f. Leimert Park History Hyde Park Environmental review f process Maintenance facility Fairview Heights Downtown Inglewood Selected alternative Grade separations • 1-405 Westchester/Veterans Park Mesa Tunnel Leimert Park and Manchester Avenue Hindry stations Division 16 Yard Aviation/96th station Aviation/96th Street + (2023) Aviation/Century Project budget + Northern extension to ( i) , • ~;eo:n Line Hollywood Connection to the first Detailed diagram phase showing all crossings See also future extension to 8 Red Line and 8 Purple Line References Ii Expo/Crenshaw ~ External links Martin Luther King Jr. e Leimert Park 0 Crenshaw Blvd Route Hyde Park Crenshaw Blvd The Metro Crenshaw/LAX Line Brynhurst Avenue project is an 8.5-mile lig}1t rail West Boulevard (LRT) route, starting at the I] Fairview Heights J:<:J(p()/GI'~11~}1avy st<lti()f1 on the High Street J\1~tr() J!":J(p()}~if1~ and connecting Centinela Avenue at a ;,vye to the existing Metro I] Downtown Inglewood (}ree11 Line just to the west of La Brea Avenue J\vj(lti()f1/J,,A)(: St(lti()f1· The initial Fir Avenue segment includes eight stations; Eucalyptus Avenue Cedar Avenue an if1fill 1'tati()f1, Av1C1ti()I1/9~tl1 Oak Street Street station, will be built later to Hyde Park Boulevard accommodate a planned people W 1-405 (San Diego Freeway) mover system at LAx.r10J La Cienega Avenue The northern half of the route Hindry Avenue follows Crenshaw Boulevard from WestchesterNeterans Manchester Avenue Exposition Boulevard down to Arbor Vitae Street 67th Street. The southern half of Division 16 Yard the route utilizes the Harbor + Aviation/96th Street (2023) ~l1l>c1ivj~i()f1 Right-Of-Way (ROW) +Aviation/Century from Crenshaw Boulevard to the 2of12 8/13/2019, 10:39 AM Crenshaw/LAX Line - Wikipedia https ://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Crenshaw/LAX_ Line Green Line just west of Century Boulevard Imperial/A via tion. LAX Runway North trench LAX Runway Tunnel At its northern terminus, Metro LAX Runway South trench has decided not to directly 111 th Street connect the Crenshaw Line track Imperial Highway to the at-grade Metro Expo Line V 1-105 (Century Freeway) track. Such a connection would Green Line have allowed the Crenshaw Line Ii all stations accessible to interline with the Expo Line and terminate in Downtown Los Angeles. However, Metro argues that this is not operationally feasible (three lines would share tracks on Flower Street leading into Downto"TI, putting the tracks above their maximum capacity, leading to delays), and is therefore not worth the cost. Instead, its northern terminus will be an underground subway station at Expo/Crenshaw, built to enable a planned northern extension to the :P:t:IIJ?J~ ~!11~ and the !:!<.:>H.Y':Y99c1l!i!glil<l:nc1 ~t<l:P<?!? on the R:~c1w~tn~ in Hollywood. Station listing The project will include nine new Metro stations, including an infill station that will not open until several years after the rest of the line: Station level Notes Expo/Crenshaw[11 H9l Underground Interchange with the f::)(p() ~in(:}. l\ll(lrtin ~l1th13r ~i~g JrJ11 H9l Underground Leimert Park[11 H9l Underground f--lyde park[11 l At-grade f=(liryi13\fV f--l~ight§[11J At-grade [)()\fVnt()lfV~ l~gl(:}lfV()()cl[11J At-grade WestchesterNeterans[11 l At-grade Future connection to LAX people mover (elevated). Scheduled to Aviation/96th Street At-grade open in 2023, three years after the rest of the line.[12l Elevated Service The question of how the new segment would be integrated into the Metro Rail system was the subject of some controversy in 2018 as completion of the project loomed. Early proposals had suggested that a new line would operate between J!:.X:P9/G~~I1Sll£l:'Y ~t(l,ti911 in the north and j\yiati911/C:~11tt1ry St(l,ti911 in the south or possibly extend to R:~ci()11g9 J3~ac;li st£1:ti911 once the stations west of j\yia,tig11/~M E)tati()I1 could accommodate 3-car trains, with the stretch southwest of the vvye continuing to be served by the Metro Green Line as weU.[13] An additional service would have connected l'J'9~'Y£l:ll< ~t(l,tigl) to the new j\yi(l,tig11/C:~11tl1~Y st£1:tig11 and planned 9t)tli ~tr~~t 'J'r<l:11~it st£1:tig11, as well as the Aimort Metro Connector.E14J 3of12 8/13/2019, 10:39 AM Crenshaw/LAX Line - Wikipedia https ://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Crenshaw/LAX_ Line But this service plan would have required trains passing all three directions {!<l>W\M;W· through the ~vy~ connecting the new and existing infrastructure, which hf@ Metro staff felt would unduly wear down the p()if1tE). Instead, in 2018 Metro proposed a service plan that would see the newly opened segment connected to the bulk of the current Green Line; the southwest segment of the Green Line in the §()l1tli J3C1Y would operate as a separate shuttle between IZ~cl()I1cl:9 ]3~acli and the new A'i<lti()I1/G~11tt1ry E)t(lti()l1· The (ii<o#:ii<&f/ arrangement was meant to provide a seamless rail option for the many AUW):)#'~' passengers who currently transfer between the Green Line and north to south bus lines in the area, as well as operationally combine the Norwalk­ LAX and Crenshaw/Expo-LAX legs, which have matching capacity needs, rather than combining either vvith the more sparsely used Redondo Beach W&k%4* leg.[1sJ fuc<,M:h Operating plan approved for the However, the plan was met \vith resistance from some board members, Crenshaw/LAX Line particularly §l1p~ryis()r .JC111i('.e )-:Ia]Jp, because it would require South Bay passengers to make multiple transfers to complete trips currently possible with only one transfer.[16] A faction of the Metro board led by Hahn proposed a one-year pilot of an alternative routing scheme under which one line would travel from r-J()r\valk stati9n to J<:xpo/C:rensha\v stati()l1 and another from Rec1onc1o J3~a('.]J, St(l1:i()l1 to :vyill()'\l~r()()Iz/R()S(l J><lr1zE> St(lti()l1· The proposal, dubbed C-3, was approved by the Metro board on December 6, 2018.[17] This option will entail an additional $10 million annual operating cost over Metro's initial proposal, in large part because a substantial segment of the current Green Line between Willowbrook and Aviation/LAX will see three-minute headways at peak hours. The adopted proposal will also limit the potential length of trains on the new segment to two cars due to power constraints; it will preclude a one-seat ride from the South Bay to LAX[ is] but vl'i1l maintain the ability of South Bay passengers to transfer directly to the Silver Line and Blue Line. History The line was planned follovving the Los Aflgeles riots 0(1992 as a way to better serve transit-dependent residents in the corridor while at the same time providing stimulus for positive economic grov.th in the ~()l1th l,()E; A11g~l~s region. It was championed by State Senator J?i(lf1~ :vyatE)()I1 and C:9l1f1ty ~l1P~J:Yis()~ YY()I1I1~ J3E(lt}i~(lit~ J3l1r1z~, both representing portions of the corridor.