The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board in the US has approved the draft environmental impact report and route for the two mile $1.24bn regional connector (RC) project.
The board also approved the locally preferred alternatives (LPA) route for the $4.2bn , nine-mile Westside Subway project running between the Wilshire / Western Metro Purple Line Terminus to Westwood / VA Hospital, eliminating the 5th / Flower Station.
Both the projects will now enter the preliminary engineering and final environmental review phase, which will be carried over a period of a year. < p>
The board requested that metro report if there was interest in having the private sector fund the 5th / Flower Station at the December board meeting.
Following the environmental review process, the metro board will decide the project that will ultimately be built utilising local and federal funds.
