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8/2/2021



Rail News: Passenger Rail

LA Metro releases West Santa Ana light-rail environmental report


The West Santa Ana Branch would connect southeast Los Angeles County to downtown Los Angeles.
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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (L.A. Metro) has released the draft environmental impact statement/environmental impact report for the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor.

The report identifies potential environmental impacts and mitigations, and outlines the project's potential benefits.

L.A. Metro has scheduled three virtual public hearings to provide information about the project and solicit feedback as part of a 45-day public review and comment period. The agency will accept public comments on the project until Sept. 13.

The proposed West Santa Ana Branch is a 19-mile light-rail line that would connect southeast Los Angeles County to downtown Los Angeles. The new line would serve Artesia, Cerritos, Bellflower, Paramount, Downey, South Gate, Cudahy, Bell, Huntington Park and Vernon.

L.A. Metro is evaluating the feasibility and potential benefits of delivering the project through a public-private partnership program.