After years of fits and starts, Los Angeles' Exposition Light Rail Line is set to open on April 28. Though incomplete, the first section, which connects the city's west side to its downtown, is a milestone in a 50-year saga.
"The Expo line will serve a highly congested east-west corridor, providing the only rail alternative to the west side of Los Angeles," an L.A. Exposition Construction Authority (ECA) spokesman tells ENR. "Once operational to Santa Monica, it is expected to be one of the most heavily used light-rail lines in the nation, with more than 64,000 passengers per day."