Freeway to close 20 nights

Work on the Gold Line Foothill Extension light rail line bridge will soon require up to 20 late-night closures of all eastbound lanes of the I-210 Freeway between Baldwin and Santa Anita Avenues. Meanwhile. the two main column structures in the center median are complete. The column “form” was moved last week to the southern shoulder [...]

Gold Line bridge columns

The first of the three main bridge columns for the Gold Line Foothill Extension light rail bridge from the median of the I-210 freeway across the eastbound lanes into Arcadia was poured earlier this month. The “forms” of all three columns were also partially removed as shown in the photo below right. Crews will install the form [...]

Gold Line 210 bridge abutments

Work on the bridge over the 210 Freeway continued this week despite the wind storm of Dec. 1. Metro Gold Line Foothill Construction Authority CEO Habib F. Balian said construction of the bridge abutments is now well underway by Skanska. In an e-mail he noted that the photo at right shows the southern abutment’s 18 foundations are now [...]

Gold Line bridge finalized

The final design for the $18.6 million “iconic” bridge over the eastbound lanes of the I-210 Foothill Freeway that will carry the Gold Line light rail train Gold Line Bridge has been approved by Caltrans and the Construction Authority, according to the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority. The “Gateway to the San Gabriel Valley,” [...]

Gold Line brings development

Light rail lines traditionally generate new development within a quarter-mile to a half-mile around stations along the route, including mixed-use developments of three-to-five stories such as in Pasadena. This creates lifestyles that require far less automobile traffic. A new 15-minute video posted by the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority features examples of this [...]

« Previous Page — Next Page »