MONROVIA, Calif. – The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority (Construction Authority) today released a new and informative video, entitled:“Building the Foothill Gold Line from Glendora to Montclair.” The video is available on the Construction Authority’s website and YouTube channel and provides an overview of the anticipated construction process for building the 12.3-mile, six-station Foothill Gold Line light rail project from Glendora to Montclair in two major construction phases: first relocating/rebuilding the freight and Metrolink systems, and then constructing the Gold Line light rail system. Animations in the video explain how the freight and Metrolink systems and Claremont Metrolink station will be relocated and rebuilt within the rail corridor with minimal disruption to their services and how the Gold Line system will fit within the shared corridor.
The Construction Authority is releasing the video as part of a community information campaign to prepare stakeholders in the corridor cities on what to expect during the construction of the project. Community information meetings are being held in all six corridor cities in July and August. To date, about 250 stakeholders have attended the meetings in San Dimas, Pomona and Montclair; three more meetings are planned. The meetings provide stakeholders an opportunity to view 3D models of the six future stations, learn about the public art planned for each station, learn about changes anticipated during and after construction, and talk one-on-one with Construction Authority staff about the project and upcoming construction. Three more meetings will take place in the cities of Claremont (July 24), La Verne (August 3) and Glendora (August 7). More information on the meetings can be found on the Construction Authority’s website at www.foothillgoldline.org.
The Glendora to Montclair project will break ground on October 21, 2017. The first three years will be spent relocating utilities, conducting pre-construction activities, finalizing engineering plans and hiring the design-build contract team. Major construction is anticipated to begin in 2020 and take about six years to complete.
The project is being funded by Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties. The portion of the project within Los Angeles County (Glendora to Claremont) is being mostly funded by Metro’s Measure M half-cent sales tax that was approved by voters in November 2016 and went into effect on July 1, 2017, as well as residual Measure R funds from the Pasadena to Azusa segment that was completed under budget. The portion from Claremont to Montclair is being funded by San Bernardino County.
Link to “Building the Foothill Gold Line from Glendora to Montclair” Video: https://youtu.be/RbCf1fsP15o