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Yesterday, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (LACMTA) board certified the final environmental impact statement/final environmental impact report (FEIS/FEIR) for the Crenshaw/Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Transit Corridor project.

The next stage of the 8.5-mile light-rail project: construction, which could begin next year and be completed in 2018, LACMTA officials said in a prepared statement.

The FEIS/FEIR “brings us one step closer to delivering another Measure R light-rail project that will bring thousands of badly needed jobs to L.A. County,” said Los Angeles Mayor and LACMTA Chairman Antonio Villaraigosa. “Once completed, the new light-rail line will connect residents of South L.A. to downtown and provide all Angelenos to a new transit option to LAX.”

LACMTA is proceeding with preliminary engineering and refining costs, officials said. Later this fall, the board will consider the “life-of-project” budget. Total funding available for the project is $1.7 billion.