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EXPO LINE SOUTH L.A.GRADE SEPARATIONPROJECT
Presented by the Citizens’ Campaign to Fix the Expo Rail Line
July 2009
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Expo Line Phase 1 Quick Facts
•8.6 mile light rail line from Downtown Los Angeles to Culver City•225-ton train traveling up to
35 & 55 mph
•Trains will cross intersections
24-30 times per hour during rush hour
–240 trains (or more) per day
•45 street-level crossings (26 new & 19 existing crossings)
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Nearly 90% of street-level crossings have no gates
(40 of 45 crossings) –No crossing gates east of Arlington (including Western, Normandie and Vermont), nor at Crenshaw
•At 5 intersections nearly 1000 train horns will be heard per day
–In residential areas and next to schools
•Train will operate between 4 am to 2 am•100-year infrastructure project
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What is a Grade Separation?Expo Line is mostly at-grade
At-grade/Street-level: Above grade/elevated/overpass: At-grade grade separated(Green Line on I-105 freeway):Below grade/trench/subway/undercrossing:
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