LA Metro will launch the USD 350 million modernisation works for Blue Line to improve reliability, upgrade safety and enhance the customer experience.
Work on the Blue Line will include improvements to the signalling, tracks and overhead wires that delivers the electricity to power the trains. Four new crossover tracks will be built to reduce service interruptions. There will also be numerous station improvements, including new interactive digital map displays for all stations, which will display train arrival and departure times, service alerts, and maps of the system and nearby area. Other visible amenities will include new signage and landscaping.
“For decades, the Blue Line has been the work horse of Metro’s rail system,” said Supervisor Janice Hahn. “Not only is it our oldest line, it is also the busiest and is in dire need of improvements. These upgrades and repairs are going to inconvenience a lot of people but when the Blue Line reopens riders are going to get a more reliable and more comfortable commute,” Robert Garcia, the Metro Board Member said.
Work to modernize the Blue Line has been ongoing since 2014 with a series of safety and operational improvements and this is this is another round of significant construction and maintenance improvements on the line.
The Blue Line is a 35.4-km light rail line offers north-south connection between Los Angeles and Long Beach, California.
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