US EditionSubway Through Sepulveda Pass Gets Support From Key Officials
The $24 billion subway aims to cut 60–90 minute trips to 18–20 minutes and could remove 100,000 daily drivers from the 405 freeway, officials said.
- On Jan. 22, the LA Metro Board of Directors unanimously approved an underground heavy‑rail route through the Sepulveda Pass and selected a Locally Preferred Alternative, authorizing further design and environmental review.
- Yesterday, Los Angeles city and county leaders rallied in Van Nuys to back the Locally Preferred Alternative aiming to cut 405 freeway trips from 60–90 minutes to roughly 18–20 minutes by rail.
- Technical plans call for automated train cars in a single‑bore tunnel with tunnels at least 500 feet underground, avoiding a ventilation shaft in the Santa Monica Mountains and minimizing surface impacts.
- The project could shift about one-quarter of the 400,000 daily vehicle trips through the Sepulveda Pass to transit, with peak ridership estimated at 124,000 and Metro identifying about $5.7 billion from Measure M.
- Challenges remain as financing is the biggest hurdle for Metro, legal action from Fred Rosen and homeowner associations persists, and officials say shovels are not yet in the ground.
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LA Metro Advances Underground Heavy Rail for Sepulveda Transit Project
The Los Angeles Metro Board of Directors Thursday approved an underground heavy rail option for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor project that aims to connect the San Fernando Valley to the Westside. In a unanimous vote, the board selected a Locally Preferred Alternative, referred to as Modified Alternative 5, a route that would go from Van Nuys to Sherman Oaks, under Bel-Air and Beverly Crest, UCLA and end at Metro’s E Line/Expo Sepulveda Station.…
LA Metro approves massive $25B underground rail line to bypass 405 Freeway
The Los Angeles Metro Board has unanimously selected an underground heavy rail route to connect the San Fernando Valley to the Westside, a transformative$25 billion project aimed at providing a high-speed alternative to the 405 Freeway.
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Daily BreezeSubway through Sepulveda Pass gets support by LA city and county, will face Metro board Thursday
Los Angeles city and county leaders, state and federal office holders, transit advocates, business and labor groups came together in a rare show of unity outside Van Nuys City Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 21, in support of a proposed subway connecting the San Fernando Valley with the Westside. The group was building momentum for a “Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA)” alignment chosen by the Metro Planning Committee for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor…
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