LA Metro unveils environmental report for East San Fernando Valley light-rail project

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The East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Project is a planned 9.2-mile light-rail extension.Photo – LA Metro

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) last week began soliciting input on the environmental impact of the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Project, a planned 9.2-mile light-rail extension connecting the G Line with the Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station.

LA Metro will host two virtual community meetings later this month to answer questions about the final environmental impact statement/environmental impact report (FEIS/R) for the project, and will accept public comment through Nov. 2.

Following the FEIS/R public review period, LA Metro’s board will consider the report for certification and approval. 

Once approved, the Federal Transit Administration will consider issuing a record of decision for the project. Then, LA Metro would seek to hire a contractor to build the line, and to begin property acquisitions and utility relocation in 2021.

The project is scheduled to begin construction in 2022 and could be built in phases depending on available funding, LA Metro officials said in a press release. The project is anticipated to open in 2028.

The project includes 14 light-rail stations between the Van Nuys G Line Station and Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station. The line would provide transfers between LA Metro, Metrolink and Amtrak lines in the San Fernando Valley, California.