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anuary 11, 2012Dave Sotero/Marc LittmanMetro Media Relations213.922.3007/213.922.2700metro.net/press/pressroommediarelations@metro.netFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
L.A. METRO TO RELEASE FINAL EIS/EIR, HOLD OPEN HOUSES FORREGIONAL CONNECTOR PROJECT ON JAN. 20
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) todayannounced it will release its Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report (EIS/EIR)for the Regional Connector Project on Jan. 20, 2012 for a 30-day public reviewperiod. Metro has also scheduled two community open houses Feb. 7 and 8 inDowntown L.A. to allow the public to learn more about the project and the report.The Regional Connector, a Measure R transportation project, is a proposed fullyunderground light rail line that will connect the Metro Gold Line to the Metro BlueLine and soon-to-open Expo Line. The Final EIS/EIR contains recommendationsfor the nearly 2-mile alignment and three station locations. The report alsoincludes recommendations for environmental mitigations for the project.The Metro Board is expected to consider the report recommendations at itsFebruary 23, 2012 board meeting. Pending funding approval, construction couldbegin in 2013.The Regional Connector will connect the Metro Gold Line, Blue Line and ExpoLine enabling passengers to eventually travel from Montclair to Long Beach andfrom East Los Angeles to Santa Monica as a "one seat ride." By providingcontinuous through service between these lines, the Regional Connector willimprove access to both local and regional destinations and greatly improve theconnectivity of the transportation network for the region.The report will be available at metro.net/regionalconnector or by visiting apublic library throughout the project area. A list of these libraries also will beavailable on metro.net/regionalconnector.
 
The open houses will enable attendees to view report exhibits at their ownpace, and Metro sta
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L.A. METRO TO RELEASE FINAL EIS/EIR, HOLD OPEN HOUSES FOR REGIONALCONNECTOR PROJECT ON JAN. 202 – 2 – 2 – 2
The schedule for community open houses is as follows:
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Tuesday, February 7
, 2012, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Colburn School of Music, 200 S. Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012
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Wednesday, February 8,
2012, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Japanese AmericanNational Museum, 369 E 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90012Content at each open house will be identical. Japanese, Korean and Spanishtranslation will be provided at all meetings. Special ADA accommodations will beavailable to the public for Metro-sponsored meetings. All requests for reasonableaccommodations must be made at least three working days (72 hours) in advanceof the scheduled meeting date. Please call the project information line at213-922-6934. The TDD line is 800-252-9040.The Regional Connector Transit Corridor Study commenced in 2007 with thedevelopment of the Alternatives Analysis, which looked at over 30 potentialalternatives. In 2009, the Metro Board of Directors approved the initiation of theDraft EIS/EIR to analyze four alternatives. In late 2010, a fifth alternative wasadded to the study. This fifth alternative was identified as the "Locally PreferredAlternative" in October 2010. The LPA was then further refined to addresscommunity comments regarding potential construction impacts. Portions of theDraft EA/EIR were recirculated during the summer of 2011.Public comments on the Final EIS/EIR will be accepted through February 20,2012. Comments may be submitted via e-mail to regionalconnector@metro.net.Alternately, comments can be sent by U.S. mail to: Dolores Roybal-Saltarelli,
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