Bridge work delayed three weeks

Media event January 31, 2013, at Colorado bridge construction site.

Completion of the bridge over Colorado Boulevard, and thus the opening of that street and the beginning of construction on the bridge over Santa Anita Avenue has all been pushed back by three weeks until the end of May. So far, there is no obvious bridge over Colorado Boulevard except on each side of the street. That bridge is the second of four bridges to be built through Arcadia to carry a light rail line an additional 11.5 miles from … [Read more...]

Santa Anita bridge groundbreaking

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"Brace yourselves!" That was the warning by Habib Balian, CEO of the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority at a groundbreaking ceremony Friday morning with the City of Arcadia for the third of four bridges being built in Arcadia, this one over Santa Anita Avenue. The rise in the street to meet the railroad tracks near Fasching's Car Wash and Goldstein's Bagel Bakery will be removed to allow for the bridge, meaning the … [Read more...]

Santa Anita lanes closed for months

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The most brutal part of the construction of the Gold Line through Arcadia begins soon, with the right lanes of Santa Anita Avenue to be closed for months to northbound and southbound lanes beginning later this month or early May. Closures will continue through the spring and summer and until late October. The lanes will be closing as the first steps towards construction of a bridge carrying train tracks over the four-lane road, which will also … [Read more...]

Gold Line construction interactive map

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The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority has introduced an interactive map for users to track the many projects during the next couple of years, including thee major bridges through the center of Arcadia, the train station and related parking lot and transit center. The interactive map is one of numerous upgrades to the agency website to make it easier for the community to stay up to date on current construction … [Read more...]

Low-priced stations up again

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Gas prices jumped 10-cents to 31-cents at 13 Arcadia stations this week to a range of $4.13 - $4.69. Check the list below to see prices at stations closest to you in Arcadia city limits... Arco (Las Tunas/Baldwin): $4.19 Arco (Foothill/Santa Anita): $4.19 Arcadia Gas / Valero (Duarte/Golden West): $4.21 World (Duarte/Santa Anita): $4.25 Jiffy Lube (Huntington/Santa Anita): $4.30 Mobil (Duarte/Baldwin): $4.35 76 … [Read more...]