Expo II Breaks Ground

This morning I watched the story on KTLA like a little kid.  Finally, they were breaking ground on the second phase of the Expo line, which will extend from Culver City to Santa Monica.  Obviously, there is still some opposition by the NIMBY crowd in Cheviot Hills, arguing there will be heavier traffic in the neighborhood, and this could delay the scheduled 2015 opening, but you've got to be excited by progress, right!?!



Then I heard something troubling-- that the Expo Line phase 1 would not open until the beginning of next year! Now, I know there have been plenty of bumps in the road that have caused delays, but I had to check this one out.  As it turns out, there are two pieces of the phase 1 project, and the first piece will open late this year (as we had previously been informed), and the final portion including a bridge over Jefferson will be opening in the beginning of 2012.  Mystery solved.

If you'd like to read the entire LA Times article on the subject, you can find that HERE.

And here's their map of the project....