(The following story appeared on the PR Newswire website on April 15, 2011.)
Metro and BNSF Railway Amend Shared-Use Agreement for 11.5-Mile Corridor
MONROVIA, Calif. — Today, the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority (Construction Authority) announced the execution of a critically-needed agreement between the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and BNSF Railway (BNSF) that will result in BNSF abandoning their rights to use the corridor between (roughly) the future Arcadia and Irwindale Stations along the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension from Pasadena to Azusa. The agreement was completed just over one year following approval of full funding for the project in March 2010.
“This is a truly historic day,” said Doug Tessitor, Board Chairman for the Construction Authority. “This agreement, which has been in the works for many years, will allow a significant portion of the Foothill Extension from Pasadena to Azusa to be built as a stand-alone corridor – reducing cost for the project’s construction and future impacts to the community.”
The full story is on the PR Newswire website.