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Council receives final feasibility study for Ramona Boulevard–Metrolink grade separation, directs staff to pursue partners and funding
Summary
LA Metro presented a technical feasibility study recommending lowering Ramona Boulevard under the San Bernardino Line; council received the report, acknowledged a conceptual cost estimate and an 8‑year schedule, and voted 5‑0 to pursue environmental clearance, design and funding partnerships.
Baldwin Park — The Baldwin Park City Council on May 7 received and filed a technical feasibility report from LA Metro on a proposed grade separation where Ramona Boulevard crosses the Metrolink San Bernardino Line, and directed city staff to pursue partnership, design and funding steps needed to advance the project.
The Project Study Report‑equivalent, prepared by LA Metro with consulting support, evaluated four broad alternatives — rail over roadway, rail under roadway, roadway over rail, and roadway under rail — and recommended the preferred solution as lowering Ramona Boulevard under the active rail corridor (the “roadway under track” option). Charles Zhang, senior director for LA Metro Regional Rail Divisions, said the alternative chosen minimized right‑of‑way acquisition and community impacts and did not require interruption of Metrolink operations for an extended period.
Why it matters: Ramona Boulevard is a major east‑west arterial in Baldwin Park; the San Bernardino Metrolink line is one of the system’s busiest corridors. Study authors said the separation would…
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