UPDATES:
9/28/23 - Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell's motion to move the decision on the C-Line alignment to January, 2024 has passed.

​Due to recent board motion from LA County Supervisor Holly Mitchell to add more communities meeting for this project, the Torrance City Council Meeting to Discuss C-Line Extension to Torrance will be moved to later date (TDB)
Location: Torrance Council Chamber, 3031 Torrance Blvd., Torrance, CA 90503
Virtual option: None. Must attend in-person to comment on items
Agenda: TBA. Speakers have 1 minute.
 
Early 2024 - LA Metro Board of Directors Meeting to Select a Locally Preferred Alternative for C-Line Extension Project (Date is TBD)
In-person Location: One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012, 3rd Floor, Metro Board Room
Watch online: https://boardagendas.metro.net
Listen by phone and comment: Dial 888-251-2949 and enter Access Code: 8231160# (English) or 4544724# (Español). Press #2 (pound-two) to unmute yourself when prompted to speak. Speakers have 1 minute.
Agenda: TBA

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LA Metro is bringing light rail to the South Bay by extending the Metro C (Green) Line from the Redondo Beach (Marine) Station to the Mary K. Giordano Regional Transit Center. 

As part of the process, Metro has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to study the options. The Torrance City Council unanimously supports the plan to keep the light rail line on Metro's Right-of-Way with Elevated/At-Grade Option and off of Hawthorne Blvd.

PROPOSED PROJECT:

TRENCH OPTION:

HAWTHORNE OPTION:

Would follow the existing Metro Right-of-Way and would include a combination of elevated and at-grade segments between Redondo Beach and the Mary K. Giordano Regional Transit Center in Torrance.

• Most cost-effective option
• Utilizes existing rail Right-of-Way tracks
• Will not encroach on the 405 freeway
• Avoid project delays
• Avoid traffic and parking impacts on Hawthorne Blvd. in Torrance
• Completed Fall 2033 with a total cost of $1.96 billion (could be prioritized for 2028 Olympics)
  

The Trench Option follows the existing Metro Right-of-Way between the Redondo Beach Station and 190th Street, and would include a combination of trench and at-grade segments.

• Could cause project delays
• Would require major construction to create below-grade trenches
• Will not encroach on the 405 Freeway
• Avoids impacts on Torrance businesses and residents near Hawthorne Blvd.
• Completed early 2036 with a total cost of $2.84 billion
  

The Hawthorne Blvd. option is an elevated train with overheard rail structures along the center of Hawthorne Boulevard extending from the I-405 Freeway south to 190th Street where it would re-enter the railroad Right-of-Way. 

• Inconsistent with voter-approved funding initiatives 
• Could cause significant impacts to local businesses and the economy, including loss of over $1 million in City sales tax revenue.
• Creates accessibility issues and could add 1/2 mile or 10-minute plus walk to the Redondo Beach Transit Center
  
• May require encroachment of the 405 Freeway
• Potential impacts for noise and vibrations during construction
• Completed Fall 2035 with a total cost of $2.96 billion
  

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Recent Poll shows that there is strong support for the project. Recent Poll

 
For comments and feedback on the project, please contact:
Mark Dierking, Community Relations Manager, LA Metro
One Gateway Plaza, MS 99-13-1, Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-922-4004
Greenlineextension@metro.net
Metro.net/clineext

For more information, please contact David Mach at DMach@TorranceCA.Gov or visit Transit.TorranceCA.Gov.