MONROVIA, Calif., Dec. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At their
December meeting, the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Construction Authority (Construction Authority) Board of Directors
voted unanimously to re-elect Glendora City Councilman Doug Tessitor as Chairman, and Claremont City Councilman Sam Pedroza as Vice Chairman, of the nine-member
Foothill Gold Line board of directors.
"This is a labor of love for Sam and I," commented Chairman
Tessitor after the board's unanimous vote and Pasadena Mayor Bill
Bogaard thanked the two board members for their leadership
and continued dedication to the project.
Vice Chairman Pedroza added, "This is a beloved project in the
San Gabriel Valley and in my city of Claremont and a very exciting project for an
elected official to work on."
The continued leadership of Chairman Tessitor and Vice Chairman
Pedroza comes at a time when the Construction Authority is
completing construction on the next 11.5-mile segment of the
project from Pasadena to
Azusa. The six station extension
broke ground in June 2010 and is on
schedule to be completed in late-September
2015, when it will be turned over to Metro for pre-revenue
service.
The Construction Authority is also overseeing the final planning
and design for the next 12.3-mile segment of the line, from
Azusa to Montclair. The agency is currently undergoing
advanced engineering for the six station extension, and is
preparing the project for ground breaking in 2017. Construction
funding for this segment of the light rail line is being sought at
this time.
The Foothill Gold Line board is made up of elected and appointed
representatives from throughout the project corridor, including
representatives from the cities of Los
Angeles, Pasadena,
Duarte, Glendora, Claremont and Ontario. Representatives of the Governor and
the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) also sit on the
board as non-voting members.
About the Foothill Gold Line – Planning, design and
construction of the Foothill Gold Line light rail system is
overseen by the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction
Authority, an independent transportation planning and construction
agency created in 1998 by the California State Legislature. The
agency completed the first segment of the line – Los Angeles to Pasadena – in 2003 on time and under budget.
The second phase of the project is planned in two segments –
Pasadena to Azusa and Azusa to Montclair. The Pasadena to Azusa segment is fully funded by Los Angeles County's Measure R and is on
budget and on schedule to be completed in late-September 2015 when it will be turned over
to Metro for pre-revenue service. Metro will determine when
passenger service begins on the line. The Azusa to Montclair segment is currently undergoing
advanced conceptual engineering, and will be shovel-ready in 2017.
The Construction Authority is currently seeking approximately
$1 billion to construct the
Azusa to Montclair segment.
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SOURCE Foothill Gold Line