Expo Light Rail

Project Information

Ready to move, Santa Monica?

Tired of sitting in traffic on the I-10? Steady growth in the region is expected to increase traffic on the I-10 freeway and major east-west streets. But by 2016, the EXPO Line will offer a great option for Santa Monicans to move around town gridlock-free, and get from here to Downtown LA in less than 50 minutes—even during rush hour! The Exposition Light Rail Project (Expo LRT) is a 15-mile light rail line extending from Downtown Los Angeles to Downtown Santa Monica and will be the first extension of Metro rail to the west side. When complete, it should take 46 minutes to travel from Downtown Los Angeles to Downtown Santa Monica. The project, which has come to fruition after over twenty years of collaboration and planning between multiple jurisdictions, is part of a significant county-wide investment in transportation.

Expo LRT in Santa Monica will consist of three stations, a maintenance facility, a bike path, and approximately three miles of trackway. East of 17^th Street, tracks will run in the existing Metro right-of-way located south of Colorado and crossing to the south side of Olympic Boulevard near 20^th Street. West of 17^th Street the tracks will run in the center of Colorado Avenue. The three stations in Santa Monica will be 26^th Street/Bergamot Station, Colorado/17^th Street/SMC, and Downtown Santa Monica (at 4th/Colorado).

The Expo LRT to Santa Monica is a significant and long-term public investment in transit, city-wide and regional mobility, and sustainability. It will provide Santa Monica residents, employees, students and visitors with easier access to major destinations both locally and regionally. The light rail stations were incorporated in the City’s Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE), and are part of an integrated citywide strategy to reduce greenhouse gases and achieve no net new evening peak trips. Project completion is targeted for 2016.

For more information on the project, visit BuildExpo.org.

For information on the Expo Maintenance Facility and the community buffer zone, click here.

Know Before You Go

Scope

For the week of May 20, 2013, please note the following activities:

Colorado Avenue between 5^th and17th Streets - Expect westbound and eastbound lane closures during daytime hours. Expect reduction of travel lanes during the non-peak day at 9^th Street @ Colorado and 10^th Street @ Colorado.
Colorado Avenue between 5^th and 6^th Streets - Night time (9pm-6am) Colorado street closure, Sunday 5/20/13 through Thursday 5/26/13.
Olympic Blvd between 20^th and Cloverfield - westbound and eastbound lane closures during non-peak travel hours 9:30am-3pm.

Additional information is available at: http://www.buildexpo.org/. For more information about the Expo Line project, visit BuildExpo.org or call (213) 922-EXPO (3976).