Crime & Safety

Test of Future Metro Expo Line Rail Crossing Snarls Traffic

A test of the rail crossing gates being installed future Metro Expo Line is backing up traffic.

Traffic is snarled on 26th Street near Olympic Boulevard in Santa Monica near a future Metro Expo Line rail crossing where the crossing-gates are lowered, blocking vehicles from crossing the tracks.

Metro has been conducting tests in recent weeks along the tracks in advance of the Expo Line, which is scheduled to open between Culver City and Santa Monica in the spring.

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