Metro Goldline Foothill Extension Construction Authority Talks Claremont/Montclair Completion

The Metro Goldline Foothill Extension Construction Authority (also known as the Construction Authority) recently made news when its board of directors announced its approval of an updated expenditure plan that outlines the costs and timeline for the Pasadena to Claremont portion of the great extension project.  The updated plan states that this particular portion of the extension project will cost a total of $1.574 billon, and while $810 million has already been raised for the construction site, another $764 million is still needed.

Now that the Construction Authority is aware of how much funding is still needed to complete the Metro Goldline Foothill Extension project from Claremont to Montclair, it can begin planning how to raise the additional funds. If all goes as planned, this section of the expansion project could be completed as early as 2021. Once this section of the extension is completed, the only phase left is the portion of the railway that goes from Montclair, CA to the Ontario Airport. 

The idea behind the Metro Goldline Foothill Extension was to create a new railway system that connected the major Californian cities of Los Angeles, Pasadena, Azusa and Montclair as well as the Ontario Airport. Along with the new 24 miles of track and numerous stations, the project will also add about 7,000 new jobs as well as $1 billion of economic output for the region.