MONROVIA, Calif., July 29, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following media advisory is being released by Foothill Gold Line:

WHO: Residents / Businesses / Future Riders in the cities of Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale and Azusa

WHAT: The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority has announced the dates for the upcoming station dedication ceremonies, taking place in August and September 2015. The station dedications will celebrate the upcoming substantial completion of construction for the six station, 11.5-mile light rail project from Pasadena to Azusa. The full project is on time and on budget to be turned over to Metro for pre-revenue service in late-September. Metro anticipates starting pre-revenue service this Fall, and passenger service in 2016. An opening date has not yet been determined.

Join the cities, elected officials at all levels of government, the Construction Authority, Metro, and special guests as we dedicate the Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale and Azusa stations and celebrate the Foothill Gold Line's overall upcoming completion. 

WHEN/WHERE:     

Duarte/City of Hope

Station Dedication

Saturday, August 15 (10 AM)

1777 Duarte Road

Duarte, CA

 

Event Parking:

Station Parking Lot - Highland Ave at Business Center Dr. (access the parking from Business Center Dr.)

Arcadia Station Dedication

Saturday, August 22 (10 AM)

201 N. First Avenue

Arcadia, CA

 

Event Parking:

Station Parking Structure - Santa Clara Ave, between First Ave and Santa Anita Ave

Irwindale Station Dedication

Friday, August 28 (5 PM)

16027 Avenida Padilla

Irwindale, CA

 

Event Parking:

Station Parking Structure - Irwindale Ave/Adelante St., just south of the

I-210 Freeway

Monrovia Station Dedication

Saturday, September 12 (10 AM)

1651 S. Primrose Avenue

Monrovia, CA

 

Event Parking:

Station Parking Structure - Primrose Ave, just south of Pomona Ave (Primrose Ave is one block west of Myrtle Ave)

Azusa Downtown & APU/Citrus College Stations Dedication*

Saturday, September 19 (10 AM)

Azusa Downtown Station

780 N. Alameda Avenue

Azusa, CA

 

Event Parking:

Public lots and street parking are available on Azusa Ave, Alameda Ave and Dalton Ave, one block north of Foothill Blvd.

 

* Both Azusa stations - the Azusa Downtown Station and APU/Citrus College Station - will be dedicated at this combined ceremony. The dedication ceremony will take place at the Azusa Downtown Station.

 

The community and media are invited to attend these milestone events.

 

Learn more:

www.foothillgoldline.org

www.iwillride.org

Facebook: iwillride

Twitter: @iwillride

For information on how to get to a station dedication by bus, please contact the appropriate service provider:

  • MTA (Metro): Please call (323) GO-METRO (323-466-3876) or go to www.metro.net
  • Foothill Transit: Please call (800) RIDE-INFO (800-743-3463) or go to www.foothilltransit.org
  • Duarte Transit: Please call (626) 359-1813 or go to www.accessduarte.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

  • Visit www.foothillgoldline.org

About the Foothill Gold Line - The Foothill Gold Line is a nearly $2 billion, 12-station extension of the Metro Gold Line light rail system, being overseen by the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority, an independent transportation planning and construction agency created in 1998 by the California State Legislature. The project is planned in two segments – Pasadena to Azusa and Azusa to Montclair. The Pasadena to Azusa segment is fully funded by Los Angeles County's Measure R and is on budget and on schedule to be substantially complete in late-September 2015 when it will be turned over to Metro for pre-revenue service. Measure R is funding the majority of the cost associated with the advanced engineering and environmental work currently underway for the Azusa to Montclair segment, which will ready the project for a design-build procurement in 2017. The Construction Authority is currently seeking the $1 billion needed to construct the Azusa to Montclair segment.

 

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