Construction On Metro Green Line Will Leave Passengers Rideless

REDONDO BEACH, CA – The Metro Green Line between Hawthorne and Redondo Beach will undergo construction for about 10 weeks beginning in late January – the construction will force closures of five rail stations during this time.

According to Metro, the contractor building the Crenshaw/LAX line will begin making infrastructure connections between the new route and the Green Line. That work will force the closure of the Green Line's Aviation/LAX, Mariposa, El Segundo, Douglas and Redondo Beach stations.

The work will begin at 9 p.m. Jan. 26, knocking out rail service on that stretch until 3 a.m. April 7, according to Metro.

Metro officials said a free bus shuttle will provide service to all of the affected stations between the Redondo Beach and the Hawthorne/Lennox stations. Los Angeles International Airport Shuttle G will be relocated during the closure to the Hawthorne/Lennox station, and it will not service the Aviation/LAX station, according to Metro.

The Crenshaw/LAX line will connect the Metro Expo Line at Crenshaw and Exposition boulevards to the Metro Green Line near the airport, traveling through Inglewood, El Segundo and Westchester. The $2 billion project is scheduled to be completed in 2019.

City News Service and Patch staffer Emily Holland contributed to this post; Photo via bryc42013/Pixabay