The Rail to Rail Active Transportation Corridor Project is a construction project building a

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, United States. It is being constructed by the

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(Metro). The route, known as Segment A, runs through the city of Inglewood, the city of

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neighborhoods of

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, Chesterfield Square, Harvard Park, Vermont-Slauson,

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and Central-Alameda, and unincorporated

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. The route will begin at the K Line's Fairview Heights station, connecting it with the J Line's Slauson station and the A Line's Slauson station before terminating at the intersection of Santa Fe and

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s. The path uses the

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freight-train

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along

and Hyde Park Boulevard. The planned "

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corridor" will be a -wide

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. The budget for the project is $140 million. The projected completion date for the project is sometime in late 2024. A potential future extension project, the Rail to River Active Transportation Corridor Project, known as Segment B, would run through some combination of Gateway Cities Huntington Park, Vernon, Maywood and Bell to reach the Los Angeles River bike trails.

Route description

Segment A will begin at the K Line's Fairview Heights station on the border of Inglewood and the city of

. It will then briefly head north along West Boulevard before turning east along 67th Street. Running east, the path will meet the

and turn northeast to run along it to

. At Slauson Avenue, the path will curve to the northern side of Slauson Avenue and parallel it traveling east, intersecting with the J Line at its Slauson station in the median of the Harbor Freeway (I-110) and the A Line at its Slauson station, before terminating at the intersection of Santa Fe and

s on the border of Vernon and Huntington Park. Along the way, the path will run through the neighborhoods of

, Chesterfield Square, Harvard Park, Vermont-Slauson,

and Central-Alameda, and unincorporated

. Segment B will begin at the A Line's Slauson station and curve southeast to follow the La Habra Subdivision right-of-way in between Randolph Street and would run through some combination of Gateway Cities Huntington Park, Vernon, Maywood and Bell to reach the Los Angeles River bike trails.

References

External links

Rail to Rail Active Transportation Corridor Project – Segment ARail to River Active Transportation Corridor Project – Segment B
{{Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Rail trails in California Bike paths in Los Angeles South Los Angeles Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Route description

See also

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