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Type:
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Project
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Status:
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Agenda Ready
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On agenda:
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1/14/2026
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Final action:
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Title:
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CONSIDER:
A. APPROVING the Board selected Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA), a 4.5-mile fully grade-separated light rail extension of the C Line Extension to Torrance (now K Line) with two stations in Redondo Beach and Torrance as the Project (Project);
B. CERTIFYING, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR);
C. ADOPTING, in accordance with CEQA, the:
1. Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations, and
2. Mitigation, Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP); and
D. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to file a Notice of Determination (NOD) with the Los Angeles County Clerk and the State of California Clearinghouse.
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Indexes:
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"Hot Spots" Program, Access-To-Jobs, Activity centers, Air quality, Airport Metro Connector (AMC) Station Project, Alignment, Budgeting, C Line (Green) Extension to Torrance, California Environmental Quality Act, California State Transportation Agency, Capital Project, Capital Project Funds, Certification, City of Los Angeles, Community Transportation, Construction, Construction management, Crenshaw Station, Economic benefits, Environmental Impact Report, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, First/Last Mile, Funding plan, Government transportation, Grant Aid, Green Line Ext South Bay (Project), Grn Lin Ext Rdondo Bch-S. Bay (Project), Hawthorne, Hawthorne/Lennox Station, Hazardous materials, Housing, I-405, Inglewood, Labor, Lawndale, Light rail transit, Local transportation, Location 99, Long range planning, Long Range Transportation Plan, Los Angeles International Airport, Measure M, Measure R, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Rail K Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Mitigation, Motion / Motion Response, Multi County Goods Movement Action Plan, National Environmental Policy Act Of 1969, Norwalk El Segundo Transit Project, Notice Of Determination, Notice Of Preparation, Pedestrian safety, Pedestrians, Professional Services, Program, Project, Project delivery, Project management, Property acquisition, Quiet Zone, Redondo Beach, Redondo Beach Station - North, Redondo Beach Station - South, Redondo Beach Transit Center, Regional transportation, Research, Ridership, Safety, San Pedro, Sidewalks, South Bay Cities subregion, South Bay Service Sector, Southern California Association Of Governments, Subdivisions, Surveys, Sustainable transportation, Torrance, Torrance Transit Park and Ride Regional Terminal, Transfer centers, Transfers, Transit buses, Transit centers, Travel time, Vehicle miles of travel, Walking
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Attachments:
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1. Attachment A - Board Motion 30.1, May 23, 2024, 2. Attachment B - Final EIR Executive Summary, 3. Attachment C-1 - Findings of Fact & Statement of Overriding Consider. - ROW, 4. Attachment C-2 - Findings of Fact & Stmt of Overriding Consid.- Hawthorne Opt, 5. Attachment D - MMRP, 6. Attachment E - Hawthorne Option Key Issues & Responses, 7. Attachment F - Summary of Recent Engagement Since LPA, 8. Attachment G - Summary of Preliminary Delivery Approach, 9. Attachment H - Cost Benefit Analysis, 10. Presentation
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Meeting_Body REVISED PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE JANUARY 14, 2026 Subject SUBJECT: C LINE EXTENSION TO TORRANCE PROJECT FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT CERTIFICATION Action ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION Heading RECOMMENDATION Title CONSIDER: A. APPROVING the Board selected Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA), a 4.5-mile fully grade-separated light rail extension of the C Line Extension to Torrance (now K Line) with two stations in Redondo Beach and Torrance as the Project (Project); B. CERTIFYING, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR); C. ADOPTING, in accordance with CEQA, the: 1. Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations, and 2. Mitigation, Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP); and D. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to file a Notice of Determination (NOD) with the Los Angeles County Clerk and the State of California Clearinghouse. Issue ISSUE On September 11, 2025, Metro issued the Notice of Availability (NOA) for the Final EIR and released the final environmental document for public circulation. The Final EIR contains all completed studies, which respond fully to all public comments on all alignments in the Draft EIR, including the Right of Way (ROW) and Hawthorne alignments, as requested by a Metro Board motion by Director Butts on May 23, 2024 (Attachment A). The C Line Extension to Torrance (CLET) is a 2008 LA County voter approved Measure R, and 2016 LA County voter approved Measure M, project that is included in the 2020 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) and the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) 2020-2045 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS). Metro is the CEQA Lead Agency for the Project and the Board of Directors (Board) is responsible for certifying the Final EIR, affirming that the document has been completed in compliance with CEQA, that the Final EIR was pre... Click here for full text
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