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Pico Rivera staff, Metro present preferred site for regional rail station; feasibility study to wrap up this spring
Summary
City staff and Metro project managers presented a feasibility study for a potential regional heavy-rail station in Pico Rivera, identifying a preferred site west of Paramount Boulevard and outlining next steps including a final report to Metro this spring and a potential five-to-seven-year timeline to completion if funding and approvals proceed.
City staff and Metro consultants told the Pico Rivera City Council on March 4 that a feasibility study for a proposed regional heavy-rail station in the city is nearing completion and that a preferred site has been identified west of Paramount Boulevard.
Javier Hernandez, presenting on behalf of city staff, described the study as primarily focused on heavy-rail services such as Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, with potential long-term interfaces to other systems. He said staff's outreach included more than 500 face-to-face contacts, over 1,000 survey responses and distribution of roughly 3,000 informational pieces; survey results indicated about 51% of respondents said they would likely or very likely…
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