Gold Line Community Open House This Week

GLENDORA, CA — Ahead of major construction beginning on the Foothill Gold Line light rail project late this summer, the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority invites all interested parties to attend the upcoming community open houses to learn the latest about the project, meet the recently hired Kiewit-Parsons design-build team and understand how and when construction may impact the neighborhoods along the corridor. Each station artist/artist team will also be available to discuss the public artwork planned at their city-specific meetings.

The Foothill Gold Line from Glendora to Montclair will extend Metro Gold Line service to the cities of Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne, Pomona, Claremont and Montclair, a Foothill Gold Line spokesperson said.

The first nine miles of the project, from Glendora to Pomona, is fully funded and will begin major construction in late summer (and take five years to complete).

If additional funding is secured before October 2021, the entire project from Glendora to Montclair will be completed altogether and take eight years.

For this reason, the open houses will focus on the Glendora to Pomona segment; but the community from throughout the Glendora to Montclair project area is invited and welcome to attend these meetings, and the Construction Authority will host future meetings in Claremont and Montclair when the additional funding is secured.

All meetings will display the same information and run from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. There will be no formal presentation, and project representatives will be available to answer questions. Each meeting will feature:

• Station Details – Displays will provide the station layouts, and 3D station models will provide a real view into the future.
• Station Art – See station art components and how the city’s background is reflected in the artist designs. At each meeting, the city-selected station artist for that city will be present.
• Project Schedule – Learn about the construction timeline and when you and your neighbors may be impacted.
• Construction – See what is to be expected during construction and ask questions of the project team.

WHEN/WHERE:

THIS Thursday, March 5, 2020

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Glendora Library, Bidwell Forum

140 S. Glendora Ave., Glendora, CA 91741

Station Artist: Michael Hillman

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

La Verne Community Center

3680 D St., La Verne, CA 91750

Station Artist: Blue McRight

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Palomares Park Community Center

499 E. Arrow Hwy., Pomona, CA 91767

Station Artist: Stephen Farley

Thursday, March 12, 2020

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Stanley Plummer Community Building

245 E. Bonita Ave., San Dimas, CA 91773

Station Artists: Eugene and Anne Olsen Daub

Future meetings will be held in Claremont and Montclair when funding is secured.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

• Visit www.foothillgoldline.org