C Line Extension Project
Stub tracks at the southern end of Redondo Beach station
Overview
StatusProposed
LocaleRedondo Beach
Lawndale
Torrance
Websitehttps://www.metro.net/projects/green-line-extension/
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemLos Angeles Metro Rail
Operator(s)Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
History
Planned opening2030-2033 (expected)
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 750 V DC
Route map
K Line 
 Redondo Beach
Down arrow Metro ROW
Hawthorne Option Down arrow
 South Bay Galleria
 Redondo Beach Transit Center
Torrance Transit Center

The C Line Extension is a project by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to extend the C Line (formerly known as the Green Line) from its terminus in Redondo Beach to Torrance. It is expected to open for service between 2030 and 2033.[1] The project was known as the South Bay Metro Light Rail Extension in planning.

The project will become an extension of the K Line upon the completion of LAX/Metro Transit Center station in late 2024, which will become the C Line's new western terminus and allow K Line trains to terminate at Redondo Beach station.[2]

Overview

Metro is currently working on the initial environmental study of a corridor extension of the C Line from its Redondo terminus toward the southeast. The extension would roughly follow the Harbor Subdivision right of way into the South Bay, to the proposed Torrance Regional Transit Center (RTC).[3]

A study of the South Bay Extension was necessary to initiate the publication of a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR). The study was expected to be completed in 2011, but the project was placed on hold in the Spring of 2012 due to uncertain funding. With the passage of Measure M in 2016, $619 million was earmarked for the Green Line Extension south and the study resumed. The environmental impact report was scheduled to be released in March 2022,[4] but was ultimately pushed back to fall/winter 2022.[5] Preparing the report led the agency to study further alternatives for grade separations along the two routes.[1] The draft environmental impact report was eventually released in January 2023.[6]

Route selection

Four potential routes for the extension starting at Redondo Beach station were initially considered. The station in Lawndale was eliminated due to community opposition.[4]

Metro authorized two of four alternatives to move forward: Alternative #1 and Alternative #3. Metro staff recommended the two alternatives for the draft environmental impact statement (DEIR) status for further analysis and refinement in September 2018. The study area includes the former Harbor Subdivisions right of way. The extension study consists of the Redondo Beach station to the Torrance Transit Center, a 4.5-mile (7.2 km) extension study area.[7] Metro began composing the DEIR in January 2021[8] and released it in January 2023.[5] The first alternative has been expanded into two, differing in whether the alignment is mainly built above grade over the existing ROW or in an open-air trench under the current ROW (with the freight ROW being rebuilt afterward). The route and stations are identical between the two options.

DEIR Alternative[7] Description Ridership
(daily)		 Estimated cost
(billions)
Alternative 1: ROW Overcrossing A Light rail transit (LRT) line heading south from the Redondo Beach station on the ROW of Harbor Subdivision. A stop at the Redondo Beach Transit Center adjacent to Pacific Crest Cemetery between Grant Ave and 182nd St. On 190th St., it continues southeast along the ROW with a terminus at the Torrance Transit Center. A 7-minute ride. 10,340 $0.893
Alternative 2: Hawthorne to 190th St A LRT line heading southeast from Redondo Beach station parallel to I-405, which then heads south on Hawthorne Boulevard. Two new stations, a South Bay Galleria mall station and a station at Torrance Transit Center in Torrance along the Harbor Subdivision ROW at 465 Crenshaw Blvd. A 9-minute ride. 10,640 $1 to 1.2

The following table shows all potential Metro stations and the alternatives for which they apply:

Station Options Alt 1 Alt 2 Connecting Rail/Bus Service Community
Redondo Beach station (already built) check check Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach Transit Center station check – Beach Cities Transit Redondo Beach
South Bay Galleria station – check Redondo Beach
Torrance Transit Center station check check Torrance Transit Torrance

According to the LA County Expenditure Plan (Measure M), groundbreaking for the project is scheduled for 2026, with an expected opening in 2030–2033, as of 2022.[5] The timeline is expected to be accelerated under the Twenty-eight by '28 initiative.[9]

On August 16, 2023, Metro conducted a survey in regards to the C Line extension, in which 67% of the voters supported the project. After releasing an Draft Environmental Impact Review (EIR) of the project on January 27, 2023, 66% of the comments prefer extending the C Line using the Metro ROW option.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Sharp, Steven (August 9, 2022). "Metro rolls out new options for C Line extension to Torrance". Urbanize Los Angeles. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting". Metro. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  3. ↑ Brightwell, Eric (October 13, 2013). "Exploring The South Bay Metro Green Line Extension". KCET. Archived from the original on November 21, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Green, Nick (February 15, 2021). "Metro rail line extension to Torrance tracking closer to possible 2028 opening". Daily Breeze. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "C Line (Green) Extension to Torrance".
  6. ↑ Sharp, Steven (January 30, 2023). "Draft EIR released for C Line extension to Torrance". Urbanize. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Project 2018-0317".
  8. ↑ Hymon, Seth (January 29, 2021). "Work begins on Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for C Line (Green) Extension to Torrance". The Source. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  9. ↑ Sharp, Steven (October 27, 2017). "Here are the 28 Projects that Metro Could Complete Before the 2028 Olympics". Urbanize Los Angeles. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  10. ↑ Myles, Maya (August 16, 2023). "Recent Poll Show Community Support for C Line (Green) Extension to Torrance Project". The Source. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
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