Overview

The Exposition Light Rail line is the newest extension of the 62-station Metro Rail system. The 8.5 mile line runs along the Metro-owned Exposition right-of-way from the existing Metro Rail station at 7th/Metro Center in downtown Los Angeles to Washington/National in Culver City.
The Exposition Light Rail line includes approximately 10 stations. Although the alignment will primarily be at-grade, the project includes aerial stations at La Cienega Blvd. and La Brea Ave.
A future study would extend the Exposition Light Rail line to the City of Santa Monica.

Project Process

Metro began work on the Mid-City/Westside Transit Corridor Study in 1999. This study included evaluation of a list of transit alternatives for the Westside. After considerable analysis and additional stakeholder input, a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Report (DEIS/R) was prepared for the Exposition Corridor. The Metro Board adopted the DEIS/R, light rail transit and an alignment from Downtown Los Angeles to Culver City as the Locally-Preferred Alternative (LPA) for the Exposition Corridor in 2001. Thousands of comments on the DEIS/R were received and recorded. In response to these comments, a Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report (FEIS/R) was prepared and released in 2005. Preliminary Engineering Design (PE Design), which commenced in 2003, accompanies the preparation of the FEIS/R. Both the FEIS/R and PE Design were completed by the issuance of the Record of Decision (ROD) from the Federal Transit Administration in February 2006.

To find out more about construction, please visit buildexpo.org .