Legislation Details

File #: 2026-0385   
Type: Project Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 5/15/2026 In control: Planning and Programming Committee
On agenda: 7/15/2026 Final action:
Title: CONSIDER: A. RECEIVING AND FILING the Environmental Assessment (EA), in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), including the NEPA project mitigation measures for the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA), a 4.7-mile Initial Operating Segment to the City of Montebello; B. APPROVING the EA's 9-acre Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF) Site 3 in the City of Commerce for the Board-selected Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA), a 4.7-mile Initial Operating Segment extension of the existing Metro E-Line, while maintaining the full nine-mile Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 with the Lambert Station in the City of Whittier as the terminus for the Project; and, C. AMENDING the 2020 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) to reflect the Board-selected LPA for the E-Line Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Project.
Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
Indexes: Alignment, Alternatives analysis, California Environmental Quality Act, Central Los Angeles subregion, Commerce, Construction, East Los Angeles, Eastside Extension Phase Ii (Project), Environmental Impact Report, Federal Transit Administration, Funding plan, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Gold Line Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2, Light rail transit, Light rail vehicles, Location 99, Long range planning, Long Range Transportation Plan, Maintenance, Maintenance facilities, Measure M, Measure R, Metro Equity Platform, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Mitigation, Montebello, National Environmental Policy Act Of 1969, Outreach, Partnerships, Project, Project delivery, Property acquisition, Public participation, Rail transit, Ridership, Rolling stock, Safety, Safety and security, Senate Bill 1, Southern California Association Of Governments, State Transportation Improvement Program, Storage facilities, Surveys, Vehicle miles of travel, Westside/Central Service Sector, Whittier
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - NEPA EA Executive Summary, 2. Attachment B - Cost-Benefit Analysis, 3. Presentation
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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JULY 15, 2026

Subject
SUBJECT: EASTSIDE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PHASE 2 PROJECT

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. RECEIVING AND FILING the Environmental Assessment (EA), in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), including the NEPA project mitigation measures for the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA), a 4.7-mile Initial Operating Segment to the City of Montebello;

B. APPROVING the EA's 9-acre Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF) Site 3 in the City of Commerce for the Board-selected Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA), a 4.7-mile Initial Operating Segment extension of the existing Metro E-Line, while maintaining the full nine-mile Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 with the Lambert Station in the City of Whittier as the terminus for the Project; and,

C. AMENDING the 2020 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) to reflect the Board-selected LPA for the E-Line Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Project.

Issue
ISSUE

On May 27, 2026, Metro, in coordination with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), released the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Project's Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA), a 4.7-mile Initial Operating Segment (IOS) for future E-Line extension from East Los Angeles to the City of Montebello, per the NEPA guidelines. FTA is the NEPA Lead Agency, and Metro is the Project Sponsor for the EA. The full EA document was published on the Federal Register (www.federalregister.gov/) and the Project website (www.metro.net/projects/eastside_phase2/). The Executive Summary of the EA is included in Attachment A. The EA was available for a 30-day public review period through June 26, 2026. The EA identifies the Project IOS's reasonably foreseeable environmental effects and provides NEPA project mitigation measures to reduce or avoid potentially adverse effects. These measures are generally similar...

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